Trevor

Getting my brain to function well enough to respond to what Melina had said was a challenge. To be honest, I was having trouble processing her words, but she seemed really upset. Struggling to focus, I was baffled when I realized she’d apologized.

I slid out of Melina’s body, ready to pull her close, but she jumped off the bed and scurried across the room. If she hadn’t looked terrified, it would have been sexy watching her boobs bouncing across the room. I seriously had no clue what had her so frightened. We should both be basking in the afterglow of our incredible sex. I’d been with witches who were okay with spanking before, but they’d all acted shy and embarrassed to admit they liked it. Not Melina. She’d not only agreed, she’d asked me to spank her. The witch was totally comfortable with her sexuality, and I loved that about her. I loved knowing I could ask her to try things without worrying that she was only agreeing to make me happy. If she didn’t want to do it, she’d tell me. Things had been incredible and only gotten better when she’d fully let go for the first time. Until that moment, I hadn’t realized she’d been holding back. From my perspective, everything had been perfect, but apparently, something had gone wrong.

“Calm down, honey,” I soothed. “I’m not sure why you’re so upset, but give me a minute and we’ll talk.”

I climbed off the bed to dispose of the condom before buttoning my pants, not taking my eyes off of Melina. She was still at the far end of the room, and it looked like she was going to run. If that happened, I had no idea what I was going to do. Something told me chasing her would be a bad idea, but I couldn’t let her leave either, which meant I needed to talk her out of running.

“Why are you so upset?” I asked, sitting on the edge of the bed so she wouldn’t think I was going to come after her.

“I lost control of my magic,” she admitted softly, her explanation doing nothing to help me figure out what had gone wrong.

“It’s no big deal, Melina,” I tried reassuring her. “That sort of thing can happen during sex. You know that already. Come sit with me.” When I reached out a hand, she shook her head and stayed pinned against the wall.

“No big deal?” she demanded. “I attacked you with my demon magic! I hurt you! How can you possibly say that’s no big deal?”

Laughing was not the best reaction when she was this upset, but I couldn’t help myself. It was funny as hell. “Melina, honey, you didn’t hurt me.”

“If I didn’t hurt you, then why did you scream?” she asked, looking skeptical.

“Because I’d just come harder than I have in my entire life,” I explained before adding, “You had to notice my dick jerking around inside of you.”

“That’s why you cried out?” she asked hesitantly, and I could see this was a genuine fear of hers. Suddenly, I had a much better understanding of the warded jewelry she wore and the dampening spell on her condo. Melina was afraid her magic would hurt someone, and I had no doubt it could, but I also knew her magic was complimentary to mine.

I needed to tread lightly. “Yeah, honey, that’s why I cried out,” I assured her. “Your magic is violent and raw. It also turns me on so much I’m already dying to touch it again. Every time it lashes out at me, it’s like fire licking along my skin. It’s hot, almost to the point of pain, and I can’t get enough of it. Today is the first day you’ve really let it go, and I fucking loved it.”

“It’s demon magic,” she said quietly. “I can’t control it when my emotions run high. That’s always been the case. What are you going to do if it seriously injures you?”

I decided she was calm enough to approach her, so I stood and walked slowly across the room. “Your magic is not going to hurt me.”

“How the hell can you possibly say that?” she demanded. “You’ve had a couple weeks’ experience with my magic, and you’re confident it won’t hurt you? You’ve only had one experience with my power at its full force.”

I was standing in front of her now, and I reached out to stroke her cheek with the back of my knuckles. “I know our powers are compatible. Before you start arguing with me, remember that this is what my family does. While there’s some training involved in what we do, most of it is a gift we’re born with.”

“I think we’ve established that you’re lacking in that skill,” she argued. “If you weren’t, you wouldn’t have been convinced so many witches were right for you. Sorry. That sounded bitchy, but you do see my point, right?”

This part was tricky because I still wasn’t sure how Melina would react to what I’d done, but not telling her now was lying. I was already lying by omission. Taking a deep breath, I prepared to piss her off; pissed off seemed better than afraid. “I tested my power with yours the day we made the bet.”

“You did what?” she demanded.

“I tested your magic with mine that day, and I know we’re compatible,” I confessed. “I already knew we’d pass an affinity test when I made the bet. Then again, I knew it without testing our power.”

Melina said nothing, but she didn’t pull away, so I considered that a positive sign.

“Are you mad?” I asked, needing to know if I’d screwed up.

“Yes,” she replied curtly. “Don’t you dare tell me you’re sorry, because we both know you aren’t. You’d do the exact same thing all over again.”

I simply nodded. “Are you going to get over being mad at me?” I asked, still worried I’d screwed up big time.

“Of course, I’m going to get over being mad at you,” she said, sounding annoyed by my question. “For now, I need to get to my sister’s baby shower.”

She moved around me, heading toward the bathroom, and her freshly spanked ass with its pink glow had me so hard, I was dying to join her in the shower.

“Can I help you get ready?” I asked.

Melina looked over her shoulder and laughed. “I should tell you no, since I’m mad at you, but why punish myself for your mistake?”

I grinned and grabbed a condom as I followed her into the bathroom. Damn, I loved that woman, even if she wasn’t ready to hear those words.