Blood of Centaurs: Book 12 of The Witch Fairy Series Read Free

it could be a new soap or something that’s causing me to react.”  Tabitha insists on washing my clothes for me.  I’ll ask her in the morning if she changed anything in the laundering process.
    With the subject as settled as it’s going to get at the moment, a wicked gleam has appeared in my gorgeous husband’s eyes.  “Perhaps I should check you over again.  Just to be certain everything is fine.”  The purr in his voice assures me this will not be another clinical assessment. 
    Wrapping my arms around his neck, I lift my lips to his in response.  His feral growl and the way his hands begin to roam my body make me forget anything else.  The only thing my skin is doing now is singing under his touch.

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    I wake up the next morning to find Kallen already gone.  He left lilacs on his pillow with a note that reads ‘Off to the fishing hole.  Love you.’
    Holding the lilacs to my nose, I inhale one of my favorite scents.  I can’t help but smile when Kallen’s masculine scent mingles with the flowers.  It brings back wonderful memories of the night before.
    I am pleased to find that my skin feels perfectly fine.  Not a single itch or strange feeling.  After a quick shower, I put on the pretty green sundress I asked Kallen to make me last night.  Per usual, it hugs my curves in all the right places.  I slip into a pair of sandals and make my way downstairs for breakfast.
    In the kitchen, I find Raziel, Adriel, Kegan and Alita eating at the island counter per usual.  “Morning,” I say heading straight for the coffee pot. 
    “Where was your husband off to so early in the morning?” Alita asks, handing me a plate when I sit down at the counter and pushing the platter of banana walnut pancakes toward me.
    I try not to grimace as I think of the day Kallen is going to have.  “Fishing with Dagda and my Dad.”
    Snickering, Kegan says, “I do not know if he is brave or stupid.  I will assume the latter.”  He ignores the dirty look I give him and continues to enjoy his breakfast.
    “I understand fishing can be a bonding experience for mortal males,” Adriel says. 
    I shrug.  “I guess.  I don’t get how pulling a slimy fish out of the water on a hook is bonding, but they seem to enjoy it.”
    A very haggard looking Isla comes into the kitchen in search of her own cup of coffee.  “Good morning, everyone,” she says.  She sounds exhausted.
    “Everything okay?” I ask.  I assume she and Garren stayed up late arguing.  They’ve been doing that a lot lately.  It probably is time for Garren to move out as they don’t seem to be able to resolve anything in their relationship.
    I don’t think Isla’s going to reply but after a contemplative moment, she says, “Things will be back to normal soon.”
    What does that mean?  I guess I said this out loud because Tabitha, who wasn’t far behind Isla, says, “It means the house will have one less body in it as of tonight.”  The glee in her voice puts pain in Isla’s eyes but the older Fairy doesn’t seem to notice.  Isla turns and tops off her coffee in an attempt to hide this fact.
    “So, you gave Garren the boot for real?” Kegan asks.  I’m pretty sure Alita kicks him under the table because he rubs his legs and gives her a sour look.
    “Yes,” Isla says, her voice less matter-of-fact than she was going for.
    Adriel, who does not always understand the workings of mortals and their emotions, asks, “Why would you ask someone you so obviously love to leave?”
    The room becomes still, forks stopped halfway to mouths.  A small chuckle from Raziel is quickly covered by a cough.  A louder chuckle is stifled by Alita’s hand clamped over Kegan’s mouth.  I bite my lip to keep from laughing.  The only one at the counter who doesn’t get the joke is Adriel.  She is genuinely confused.
    Isla, trying hard to hold onto her dignity, says coldly, “I do not love Garren.”
    My mind and body become