Chapter Twelve: An Army of Suspects:

As soon as we made it back to the human world, still naked under the large jacket, we made it back to my house just in time with a few seconds to spare.

I said, "Well that was a close one."

"Don't I say," Damion said as he wrapped an arm around me.

Jai, Olivia, Olivia, and Amber were still in the living room, waiting for our show to come on. A few minutes later, I could smell the scent of coffee and caramel being brewed. Ah, the sweet smell of a breakfast of champions.

I couldn't wait to taste Jai's coffee, maybe even better than mine, so I took off the jacket to take a quick shower and head off downstairs.

That is until I was shocked by the fact that Damion was still in the room.

Well, this was embarrassing.

I tried to put the jacket back on, and as soon as I did, his eyes glowed a bright yellow, which made me roll my eyes.

"What," he asked, teasing me, because he already knew the answer.

"You know what. You just want me to say it."

His mischievous grin said it all.

"Okay then. You want to play that way then, huh. Well two can play at that."

"Yup."

"Well, for starters, I was naked out in public, due to an event. And second, you saw me naked again, alone this time. And third, we are alone. But first, shower and then coffee. Because Jai makes the best caramel coffee ever. And I have to clean up first."

"Well, you have to be dirty in order to become clean."

I cocked my head and looked up at the ceiling, and then I realized what he was getting at.

"Oh. Oh boy."

His eyes lit even brighter than before as he was inching his way to me. Every fiber in my body said to go to him. At that moment, when his warm hands touched the sides of my waist, they slowly crossed the line over the border to my backside, then up to the small of my back. Up, up, up he glided, testing the limits of how much we could handle. I sighed in pleasure as my arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him in for a long passionate kiss.

I could hear the rumble coming from his throat, and I knew that he was thinking about doing something. And I didn't need to read his mind to know that.

I was thinking the same thing.

A feeling of need came over me, which caused me to pull him in closer to me, causing the leather jacket to slide off of me.

Or maybe it was taken off.

But I did not care about that. All I wanted to do was be near him. And near him I was. But the one thing that was wrong with this picture was that I was naked and he wasn't.

Well, I should fix that problem then.

I said to him in his ear, "I hope you don't like this shirt very much."

"What do you mean?"

Without even giving it another thought, I ripped his shirt off right down the middle. A shiver went from him to me. And not having magic let my inner beast take over. At this very moment, I was the alpha.

I wanted to be in charge.

And I think that he knew it too. And here is the weird thing. He let me.

As he followed my lead, I led his hands to where I wanted them. He got the message. As he lightly traced my spine, he grabbed my ponytail that I had worn that night, took the hair tie out, and let my hair down.

The sensation of not being all tied up made me feel free.

But I wanted more of him. I wanted to closer to him than ever before.

And I wanted to be his. And for me to be his.

All I wanted to do right now was not take a shower anymore, but to get a little sweaty, so I did what did best.

I broke the kiss from his mouth and went straight for his collarbone. Then as soon as I did that, I felt something that I have never felt before.

I felt...love.

And not even magic could recreate this feeling. This wasn't a spell. This was real.

And the only true magic that I have ever known was through the air, but as the sparks flew between us, he did something that I never thought possible.

He picked me up, his eyes glowing yellowish gold, brighter than ever before, and a grin grew on his face.

"What is that smile all about?"

He said nothing at first, and then led me to the bathroom mirror, and what I saw in it was myself with glowing gold eyes. There was no yellow in them whatsoever. I did not know where he was going with this, but I had the feeling that he was going to explain.

"You're in love."

"I know."

His smile grew, showing off his white teeth.

I couldn't help but smile as well.

I knew that I was in love, but the eyes of a werewolf couldn't keep a secret from another one.

He was born a werewolf, and I was born a witch, turned hybrid, and then full blood werewolf.

Boy, that is hard to keep up with.

He said to me with great honesty, "How could you ever love someone like me. What do you even see in me?"

"I love you for you. You didn't care that I was a witch and not a werewolf. And you still talked to me. You protected me in your werewolf form and I didn't have to use any magic at all. Looks are a bonus, but I go based on personality , hygiene, and the very fact that if they are not afraid of me, then I am interested. But I never felt love until I was with you just now. I have no witch magic anymore, but this feeling is stronger than any magic I have ever done in my life. This is the true magic. Love is magic in itself, and I am so happy that I don't have any powers anymore because if I still did, then I never would have felt this way. Okay, maybe I would have, but I wouldn't change it for the world. I love you and that is never going to change."

In my words there was a power in them that made them so true, that his eyes started to shimmer into pure gold.

I knew that he had just fell in love with me to the greatest extent.

And it was only going to grow from there.

I knew that we were in love with each other, but one thing that could possibly ruin this moment happened.

Jai yelled just outside the door, "Okay, puppy lovers, I can smell the pheromones from downstairs. I take it you two are doing the dance with no pants?"

"No, we are just making out", I yelled, laughing.

"Okay, but that's not the reason I came up here. We have a little situation."

I put on my white silk robe on, tied it, and walked to the door to open it.

Jai said in a panic," There's an angry mob outside. Minus the torches and pitch forks. But they have signs and are ranting about witches. Plus, that is not even the worse part."

"How could it be worse than that?"

"Well, let's just say that they won't leave until they speak to you. Plus they want to see you do magic, you know, just to prove that you actually are a witch."

"Well, that is going to be a bit of a problem, because I can't do magic anymore. I am not a witch anymore. I am a full werewolf now. The demon took my witch side from me."

"So, what are you going to do then?"

"I'm going to take a quick shower, get dressed, have some coffee, and talk to them."

"Wow, that sounds like the worst plan ever."

"Trust me, it's going to work. I know what is behind all of this. But one thing is for sure. I have to narrow down my list to who or what thought of this mob."

Damion chimed in, "And what do you want me to do, mio amore?"

"I want you to stay inside and if you hear me scream, do whatever you need to do. Just try not to kill anyone."

Jai clapped her hands together, making both of us jump, "Well, I will distract them while you take your shower."

"Thank you Jai."

"Well, I'm off to entertain the army of suspects. Don't be too long. I don't know how many wolf jokes I wave up my sleeve."