protest and closed my eyes tight. I felt like a little kid waiting for a surprise at her birthday party. I could feel Elwin’s luscious energy swirling around me. I was startled and a chill ran up my spine when a cold object touched my skin near my heart. His fingers lightly touched the back of my neck and I felt him clasp a necklace. He left his warm hands on my shoulders and spoke into my ear, “You can open your eyes now.”
“ Wow, this is so beautiful.” I looked at my reflection in the mirror, drinking in every detail. It was a thick silver rope chain made up of Celtic knots, one leading and turning into the next. The pendant resting on my breastbone had two pieces of my amazonite crystal. One side was a darker green with the white stripes and swirls, and the other side was a lighter, creamier green taken from the other side of the crystal. Both pieces were cut and shaped to resemble a yin-yang sign, however, it stretched into the shape of an oval rather than a circle. A simple two-strand, one in gold and one in silver, Celtic knot pattern framed the oval. I turned around and looked up at him appreciatively. “Thank you, it’s so beautiful.”
He swallow ed hard. His hands, still resting on my upper arms, felt really warm. Looking up at him, I stood perfectly still, hoping he might kiss me. I was afraid to breathe for fear that it might cause this moment to end. Then, a sudden wave of nervousness and anxiety overcame me, and I had to look away.
“ You made this?”
“Uh huh.”
“You’re such an artist.” I lifted the pendant from my chest, smoothing my thumb over the surface, much like one might rub a worry stone. “Why are both pieces from my crystal?”
“That’s how it works, two pieces from the same crystal. Mine is also made from yours. I haven’t figured out why touching your crystal to your mother’s worked.”
“So how does this one work?”
“I put in a hidden latch so you can wear them at the same time and not have to keep one in your pocket. When you unlatch it, you can move the two pieces together and it will physically take you to the same place we were yesterday. If you sleep with the bigger piece nearby, your physical body will stay, but your spirit will enter the same location in the dream realm.”
He moved his right hand from my arm and trailed his fingers across my rib cage, sending a warm quiver down my spine. I wondered if there was such a thing as a poisonous fey; I felt paralyzed by a sensuous exchange of energy as his hand covered my hand that was still holding the pendant. He then reached under my chin and raised my head to meet him eye to eye. This created the most intensely erotic sensation that I had ever experienced. I felt powerless to resist, and every cell in my body was begging him to caress me. His eyes looked hungry as our gazes locked. Then, I saw something momentarily flicker in his eyes. He gave a disappointed smile and took a small step back, removing his hands from my arm and chin. I suddenly felt cold.
“ First test,” he said, clearing his throat, “is to see if you can find the latch.”
I look ed down quickly and blinked, hoping he would not see the tears that had begun to swell at his rejection. I thumbed the pendant, searching for a discernible difference in the surface, but felt no edges indicating where a latch might be hidden. I started visually scanning it. One small loop in the silver strand of the Celtic knot was turned a different way from the others, so I flicked it gently with my thumbnail. Nothing happened, so I pressed in lightly. The center of the symbol split apart and the two crystals hinged so the backs were touching. I looked up with a victorious grin.
“ Maybe I’m losing my touch,” he said. “That took you all of ten seconds to figure out.”
“It’s so pretty. How did you make it?”
“ I can’t take all the credit. Your mother cut and shaped the crystals for me and I built the pendant at home.”
“ So how
“ Wow, this is so beautiful.” I looked at my reflection in the mirror, drinking in every detail. It was a thick silver rope chain made up of Celtic knots, one leading and turning into the next. The pendant resting on my breastbone had two pieces of my amazonite crystal. One side was a darker green with the white stripes and swirls, and the other side was a lighter, creamier green taken from the other side of the crystal. Both pieces were cut and shaped to resemble a yin-yang sign, however, it stretched into the shape of an oval rather than a circle. A simple two-strand, one in gold and one in silver, Celtic knot pattern framed the oval. I turned around and looked up at him appreciatively. “Thank you, it’s so beautiful.”
He swallow ed hard. His hands, still resting on my upper arms, felt really warm. Looking up at him, I stood perfectly still, hoping he might kiss me. I was afraid to breathe for fear that it might cause this moment to end. Then, a sudden wave of nervousness and anxiety overcame me, and I had to look away.
“ You made this?”
“Uh huh.”
“You’re such an artist.” I lifted the pendant from my chest, smoothing my thumb over the surface, much like one might rub a worry stone. “Why are both pieces from my crystal?”
“That’s how it works, two pieces from the same crystal. Mine is also made from yours. I haven’t figured out why touching your crystal to your mother’s worked.”
“So how does this one work?”
“I put in a hidden latch so you can wear them at the same time and not have to keep one in your pocket. When you unlatch it, you can move the two pieces together and it will physically take you to the same place we were yesterday. If you sleep with the bigger piece nearby, your physical body will stay, but your spirit will enter the same location in the dream realm.”
He moved his right hand from my arm and trailed his fingers across my rib cage, sending a warm quiver down my spine. I wondered if there was such a thing as a poisonous fey; I felt paralyzed by a sensuous exchange of energy as his hand covered my hand that was still holding the pendant. He then reached under my chin and raised my head to meet him eye to eye. This created the most intensely erotic sensation that I had ever experienced. I felt powerless to resist, and every cell in my body was begging him to caress me. His eyes looked hungry as our gazes locked. Then, I saw something momentarily flicker in his eyes. He gave a disappointed smile and took a small step back, removing his hands from my arm and chin. I suddenly felt cold.
“ First test,” he said, clearing his throat, “is to see if you can find the latch.”
I look ed down quickly and blinked, hoping he would not see the tears that had begun to swell at his rejection. I thumbed the pendant, searching for a discernible difference in the surface, but felt no edges indicating where a latch might be hidden. I started visually scanning it. One small loop in the silver strand of the Celtic knot was turned a different way from the others, so I flicked it gently with my thumbnail. Nothing happened, so I pressed in lightly. The center of the symbol split apart and the two crystals hinged so the backs were touching. I looked up with a victorious grin.
“ Maybe I’m losing my touch,” he said. “That took you all of ten seconds to figure out.”
“It’s so pretty. How did you make it?”
“ I can’t take all the credit. Your mother cut and shaped the crystals for me and I built the pendant at home.”
“ So how
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