Pure, sweet golden light. That was what it felt like, arcing along every nerve ending, rushing through every limb. None of the other candidates’ kisses had felt anything close to this, even the ones who seemed to know what they were doing. No, their kisses had left her cold, because they weren’t the one.
But Evan was. Heat flooded all through her, the need for his mouth, his touch. At the same time, she could feel her powers waking even further, energy humming in all the cells of her body. Her aunt had told her this was what it would be like, and yet Zoe had still found it difficult to believe her words, to think that one man in all the world would be the match to her soul, the single person to ensure that she would be a prima in possession of all her powers.
The kiss lasted forever, an
