Reaching Answers (Artemis University #8) - Erin R Flynn Page 0,56

it in my head. It was so real that I couldn’t believe it.

But I knew it wasn’t healthy either. I had made a deal with myself to enjoy this over break and get closure from him. When school started again I was going to ask White about sleeping draughts and get help.

I clearly needed help.

He followed me, cupping my ass as he kissed along my neck. “You want me to show you something winning again? Is that it? You want to bask in your win and let me celebrate with you?”

I didn’t know how to reply. I did want to bask in my win.

It had been a big fucking win after all.

After the meeting to figure out what to do with the fairies I was going to unfreeze, everyone had worked the next week and a half like crazy. And much to my shock, it had all gone well. Even Neldor hadn’t started shit and was busting his ass to get things going. We all agreed to get more in place before waking more up and that was the smarter move.

We also handled the situation with the Calloway family and their stores. When one of the fae dogs reported in that the council decided to start with Katrina’s store and make a huge show of their mercy to help her after she went against them and told such lies… I acted first. With the help of crystals Iolas easily made, the stores were all recharged.

My contribution was the large ice sculpture of Wile E. Coyote out in front of Katrina’s store to greet the councilmen when they arrived.

Oh, and the supe media standing by that the councilmen didn’t know were there. They caught it all live when the councilmen ordered their guards to seize me without any reason, subdue me however they needed to without injuring my magic or killing me.

But anything else was fine. Several of them said it exactly like that, live on camera, about a woman who did nothing wrong and wasn’t a witch. They also told them to hurry so they could declare me a witch.

All of it for the whole supe world to see.

And they also got to see how none of their esteemed and powerful elders could break the barrier of a twenty-year-old undeclared who was new to this world. I simply stood there and smirked as they tried and tried and tried.

“You guys see a resemblance?” I had asked, gesturing to the statue. “Because I do. Too bad you don’t drop anvils on yourselves as well.”

“Enough of this!” one had shouted. “You are a witch and will answer to us.”

“No, I won’t. I wouldn’t even if I was a witch because you’re corrupt fuckers. And you can’t make me because you’re all frauds.” I’d winked at them and thumbed over my shoulder at the store. “And I took care of all the stores with the crystals I can make that are more powerful than yours. So the Calloways don’t need your help anymore. They can stay free of you taking them over. Your offer sucked.”

Then I disappeared on all of them and watched as they chased their tails, the cameras catching it all. I had laughed for a while after watching the news and all the angles. It was a very public spanking.

“It was fun,” I chuckled, turning to Julian. “I needed a win.”

“You win more than you see,” he murmured, giving me a soft kiss. “I love you, Tamsin.” He wrapped his arms around me when I flinched. “I won’t leave. I won’t. I swear it to you, love.”

“What did you want to ask me?” I deflected, snuggling against him.

He sighed. “Now it would be crass. I want you back, love. For real.”

I knew the real Julian did too, but I was curious what was going on with the one in my dreams. Or my subconscious really. “It came up first. What were you going ask?”

He rolled us so I was staring up into his gorgeous emerald eyes. He studied me for several moments. “I’ve always wanted to know if there was a time you thought about doing something you haven’t with me before. That one time you were friendlier with my cock than normal and I thought, I wondered if maybe you were thinking of oral and it’s always killed me.”

I frowned. My subconscious knew that answer. “Killed you? Why?”

“Because I could have been your first, and it was one more thing I fucked all up.” He kissed away whatever scathing