the ceremony be delayed. Cami hadn’t really minded. In her eyes and those of almost everyone else, they were fully mated. Because of their position, a formal ceremony was a requirement.
“Now, are you ready to try this?” Linc stopped at the end of the bed and cupped her cheek.
She knew he wasn’t referring to sex. It made her a little nervous. What if it didn’t work again? That was the only thought running through her head. She wasn’t scared about what they were going to do or what this haven was. She simply didn’t want to disappoint them by unintentionally blocking them again.
“I trust you. I love you and have for a while. I don’t want to mess this up, though. I know how important it is to you.” She bit her lip. She should have trusted in the mating, if not the men themselves, from the start.
“You’re not doing this on purpose. We know that. If it doesn’t happen now, we’ll have a good time playing with magic until it does happen. It’s just a matter of time until it does.” Colm pulled her into his arms and hugged her tight.
“I do like playing with magic with you two.” She smiled. Her muscles relaxed a little.
“Good. Let’s try this. You’re going to feel our magic.” Linc’s hand brushed up and down her back. “Out of your clothes and onto the bed with you.”
She laughed a little as she unfastened her shirt. “I remember. I’m going to feel a wave of your magic. It’s not going to hurt me. It will take me to the haven. If for no other reason than finding out what that is or where that is, I’d like it to work.”
“Maybe we’ve talked about that a little too much.” Colm helped her pull off her shirt. His lips curved up into a grin.
She unfastened her skirt and let it fall around her feet before toeing out of her slippers. For once, she left the clothing where it fell. She’d take care of it later. She crawled onto the bed. She’d made it only halfway before she felt the wave of magic sweep over her.
It was different this time than last. The power surrounded her. Warm and tingling, it raced over her skin. Her head spun and streaks of light flashed in front of her eyes. She felt a slight dipping lurch in her stomach as if she was falling. Her fingers splayed and clenched on soft, smooth fabric. She looked down and stared at slightly shimmery, cream-colored fabric. Definitely not the purple blanket on their bed. Her head snapped back up and she looked around for the first time.
White walls framed an arch covered only by sheer white curtains. Outside, flowers carpeted a grassy meadow bordered by a forest. She rose to her knees and took a better look at the room. Her mouth dropped open at the large, round tub near the far wall. Water cascaded into it from an urn held by a statue.
She’d never seen any place similar to this. Each wall had an open arch covered by curtains. One led into another room and the other two led outside onto a white stone courtyard. She loved the light, open feeling of this place.
“Welcome to your haven.” Colm’s voice rolled through the room. “Do you like it?”
“Yes.” She smiled as she turned to face them. They stood at the side of the large bed. “I’ve never seen anything as open as this building or the area. Where is this?”
“It’s not really a where. It’s real, but it’s not on a planet.” Linc climbed onto the bed and pulled her into his arms. “It’s a place where you can go and an enemy can’t get to you.”
“You created this?” She stared at them and then glanced around again in awe. The amount of power that would take astounded her. They said it would be her haven. So they’d have to maintain it too.
“Yes, we had some of the basic parts created. The forest, the waterfall within it and the meadow, but we waited to find the woman we would mate with for other things. We thought you’d like this building and be at ease here if you need to wait for us.” Linc dropped a kiss on her forehead.
“I get from what you’ve said that I’m supposed to come here if I think there’s danger. How am I supposed to get here? Since you created it, I won’t be able to do magic