That night, as we headed to bed, I asked Adde what Helene meant about “honoring the magic within.”
“Remember when we stopped at the meadow and I did that little spell?” She turned her beautiful face towards me. I was momentarily distracted by her plump, heart shaped lips, but nodded.
“I found a spell in Serena’s journal and I linked my magic with the magic of this land. I can’t ever leave.”
“You what?!” I exclaimed.
Adde started to repeat herself, but I interrupted, “I heard you the first time. Why would you do that?”
She shrugged, “I don’t plan on leaving you or this place, obviously, and it was the best option to protect the magic.”
“Will it put you at risk?” I couldn’t decide if I should be furious with her or push her into the wall and kiss her senseless.
“I don’t think so, but
