I smirk as she does her nervous little dance where she shakes everything out. She stops all that gyrating when I press my finger to her forehead.
“Find your power, little burden.”
“It’s in my mind?”
“Yep. Accord is knowledgeable and logical, remember?”
She nods and lets her lids drift shut.
I giddily bounce on my toes.
“Found it.”
Yeah, you did.
“I’m going to speak my agreement, then you’re going to agree with me. Push your power out toward me and after you repeat what I say, wrap it around us like a hug.”
“Okay.”
I tap my fingers chaotically against my lips.
This is so exciting.
“I, Riven, God of Duality, agree wholeheartedly to spend the rest of my life with Thayla Godrun.”
Her eyes fly open and collide with mine. They’re shining so bright, it’s like staring through our windows right when the sun rises.
“I, Thayla Godrun, agree wholeheartedly to spend the rest of my life with Riven, God of Duality.”
It takes every drop of power in me not to let my giggle slip free.
Valories, this is perfect.
Time to kiss your bride.
My lips seal to hers as her power wraps around us. I tangle my fingers in her hair, deepening the embrace while her power embeds itself within us.
My brothers are going to be pissed.
Too bad they aren’t here.
I wish they were and we could do it together.
I sense the threads of the contract growing closer. Once they reach all the way around us and touch, it’ll be complete.
The air gets knocked out of my lungs as my ass gets blasted away from her. I tumble and roll the second my back hits the ground. Eventually, my momentum halts, leaving me laid out, groaning.
“Riven!”
She skids to a stop on her knees and hovers over me as she pats me down.
“What the fuck? What did I do wrong? Are you okay?”
Stupid ass self-conscious.
“You didn’t do anything wrong,” I couch, pushing myself up. “The contract wasn’t completely truthful.”
Her eyes narrow in anger, confusion, and hurt.
