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Gail gave a feeble smile. “Now that Shadow Run is opened from its umbra of seclusion, I want to move back there.” She dabbed her eye. “Maybe start a garden, invite some friends to stay. Well, you know. Put some light back into its beauty.”

“Umm, I was wondering,” Shayla said hesitating, unsure of her next request.

“Wondering about what?” Gail asked.

“Well, Sheitan. She needs a good home. Right now I just don’t see how I can keep her.” Shayla released a stressed breath. The closure of one circle meant the opening of another. She still harbored uncertainty about future prospects. “Perhaps you’d like her?”

“Shayla, it’s all right. I would love to take her.”

“You’re sure? I mean, I know it might be hard, seeing as where she came from.”

“I’ll do it. Amethyst and I worried about her when Syther took her from the wild as a mere kitten. I guess it’s lucky he loved her. Bit odd, but true.”

“Perhaps,” Meekal said with a thoughtful nod. “But I think it had more to do with possessiveness than love.”

“No,” Gail said, sadness edging her voice. “I know what it looks like, but I also know him. He loved her.” She blinked back a tear. “He isn’t insane, just a lost soul due to an overwhelming greed for power. He wanted more power but never understood its true source.”

Meekal gave a halfhearted shrug. “We can bring Sheitan by on Sunday. Will you be at home or Shadow Run?”

“By Sunday, Shadow Run will be my home. Appropriate, don’t you think? The forecast is sunny and warm. Can I expect you at four? We’ll do tea.”

“Sure thing,” Shayla answered.

“Four o’clock it is then.” Meekal tugged Shayla’s hand. They stepped through the stone portal into a bright spring day. “Wind-ride or drive?” he asked, blowing into her ear with a teasing promise.

“Such temptations you offer,” she murmured, nipping him just over the rapid pulse of his throat. She stretched her arms upward, encircling him in an embrace and twisted on her heel.

Meekal’s breathy voice titillated her. “Ride the wind.”

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