It's Within Me

Phoenix:

Raph could tell something was up the moment he opened the door, no doubt sensing it through our bond.

I snapped it closed the moment I saw the blackness coming from me, but I opened it back up the moment I saw him.

The wonderful thing about having a mate is the way your connection lets many things go unspoken.

Since we hadn't marked each other, our thoughts were still our own.

The more intimate we were, the more our emotions were laced with whispers of the truth, binding us like a perfectly crafted sisal rope.

 Raph and Noah were slowly becoming everything I had ever needed without knowing I needed it so much.

I played back on Pru telling me that my magic would come as I needed it, but she had no idea about this, so was it magic? Or was it something else?

"Here," Raph says, handing Pru a plate of pizza.

She looks at him, puzzled.

"Don't ask. It's Phoe's favorite," Raph shrugged.