Mine to Take (27 page)
Authors: Dara Joy
Yaniff thought of the purity of the crystal he had placed in Rejar’s ear and prayed that the half-Familiar Charl
would always find its clear resonance within to lead him home.
At the end of the day Yaniff took Rejar aside privately and handed him a small, crooked staff upon which was tied a leather thong. “An initiation gift for you, my boy.”
Rejar looked dubiously at the odd staff, which came only to his knee. “And what am I to do with it?”
“Why, nothing. It has already been done.” Chuckling mysteriously, Yaniff walked away.
Rejar shook his head, shrugging his shoulders. Sometimes wizards were quite odd. His heated glance honed in on his wife. It was time they made their way home.
The crystal earring swirled as it hung from his lobe.
He wondered how ticklish such an earring would be on certain parts of his wife’s anatomy. A mischievous grin spread across his sultry features as he sought her out.
Taj
Gian leaned back against the fluffy green and gold cushions of his bed as he waited for his wife to come to him.
What was taking her so long? She had told him she needed a few moments alone. Being feline in temperament, he understood such a need. But that had been some time ago!
He was just about to toss aside the silken coverlet and go in search of her when the door to their chamber opened. Jenise closed the door gently behind her.
Then she faced him.
With a motion of her hand, she unclasped her gown, letting it slither to the floor. Their eyes met.
Gian rested back against the bedrest behind him, waiting for her to come to him.
She did—but not in the manner he expected.
Her body began swaying slowly to a seductive tune she
hummed. A tune that at once seeped into his senses, bringing him alive, awake to the present. Her hands twined in one intricate position and yet another, moving to the seductive rhythm with a grace of movement he had never witnessed before.
The long strands of her pale hair swung free as she undulated her body in a symbolic display of utter feminine beauty. Gian watched, spellbound.
As she slowly crossed the room to him, she dipped and stretched and flowed to the erotic, mesmerizing tune. Her actions revealed her passion for him, spoke to him more eloquently than words ever could have done.
His firm lips parted as he realized it was the Frensi Dance of Love and that she was performing it for
him.
For the first time in his life, Gian Ren let the tears flow freely down his face as he beheld her dance—a physical expression of her perfect love. He could understand why men spoke of it in hushed whispers, with longing. She became like a living work of art, her steps, her rolls, her sensual gyrations…the story she told with her body.
He would remember this for the rest of his life. In all that she was, in her dance, he saw the true power of the female. Endless. Enduring. Mutable.
Female power. Inner strength. Encompassing spirit. Its passion light released to be free when the male and female united on every level.
He opened his arms to her as her tune caressed his heart.
It came from the lips of his beauty, his creamcat…
His
soul love.
Whose lips he licked.
Yaniff slowly climbed the highest peak in the mountains of the Sky Lands of Aviara, the birthplace of Traed’s natural father.
It was said that the clearest visions visited some on these lofty peaks.
His winged companion, Bojo, dropped a uniquely designed black and silver pouch laden with clarified stones into Yaniff’s hand. The wizard opened the string and scattered them over the mountaintop. Their source, and the way they had been attained, made them a perfect mystic’s lens.
Strong gusts of wind tugged at his crimson robes as he looked across the land.
Clouds were building on the horizon, although in reality the day was clear. The roiling formations were dark, deep, and dangerous.
Yaniff watched the signs carefully.
There was a storm coming in.
It rode the echoes of future history.
He listened closely—
The crest of the forewind whispered to him,
“Gifted…”
I hope you have enjoyed the story of
taj
Gian and his mate Jenise as much as I loved writing it. All of these Matrix of Destiny characters are very dear to me.
While these books are designed to be read on their own for the individual love story contained within, there are continuing underlying elements which connect all these books, forming the entire scope of the story. This epic adventure series spans many novels; so, yes, there are more to come!
I want to personally thank all of my readers for the wonderful cards, letters, and gifts you continue to send. A writer’s life is by profession a solitary one. Your remarkable support is a powerful source of inspiration for me.
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