out naked, and take you. This is me appeasing myself with a kiss and not fucking you hard out here in the open where anyone can see us.”
He might have been pleased with the look on her face if he wasn’t afraid of her. Not that she’d hurt him, but she was having some trouble controlling her magic. He wasn’t sure why and neither were the rest of them, but he’d bet it was because she had so much and rarely used it. The fact that she had no control over it was something that he was going to ask her about too. Why didn’t she use what had been given to her? Asher cleared his throat.
“Okay, the south wall. I don’t know. I mean, all I know is that it has to be up before nightfall. And as your mates aren’t here to help me with that, the dragons will.” Asher looked at the line of dragons, then back at her. “I’m going to use them. Not completely, I’d never do that, but they’re going to enrich my magic for me. But I need for you to stay out of the way or risk being harmed. And by harmed I mean crushed under the weight of a stone that could easily weigh about seventy tons.”
It was then that Keion got it. They weren’t going to help lift, they were going to let her use a part of their magic to get the wall up. And only the older dragons, like Daniel and a few others. They were able to help because it would be very draining on the younger ones who had less magic, and since the older ones had the most power, she would use them enough to make this work.
But it wasn’t just the help of magic that she was going to need. He and Shane were there to give her whatever she desired. Mostly she told him to catch her when she fell, and she would. And also to make sure that she wasn’t down too long without replenishments. That was where her familiar came in.
Elbert brought the coolers from the truck. Caroline and Gobi exited the other side. He wasn’t sure what was going to happen between the witches. He’d noticed that they were a very solitary type, so he moved closer to Lelani when Shane did as the other two approached her. They seemed to be sizing each other up, trying to see who was the baddest there. Then when both Caroline and Gobi bowed, Keion was pretty sure that they’d just acknowledged that Lelani was.
“We’ve come to help.” Lelani shook her head. “Okay, let me say this another way. We would like to lend you our power. I’ve also instructed Elbert and Jacob to stand by with juice and fruit, and there is fresh meat for the dragons when you’re done. You’ll need us for no other reason than we’re going to be drained anyway, so we might as well be here.”
“I won’t take from the others. It’s not right, and I have no wish to hurt you.” Caroline nodded and thanked her for that. “They’ll feel it, the women who just gave birth, but they won’t be harmed by it. I only know that this needs to be done.”
“Elbert left them juices as well, both of them. Lindsey is upset that she cannot be here, but she knows that the babe needs her more. And Essie is setting up a place for the others to come when they’re ready. Her little girl is doing well, thanks to you.” Keion felt Lelani’s embarrassment, but didn’t say anything. She’d given something to Essie when she’d been in labor, he thought. To keep her healthy. “If you’re ready, we’re ready.”
Ariannona joined them then, with hundreds of faeries and brownies. They bound together, forming great circles around Lelani but never touching her. Whatever they were lending her, apparently it had to be done as a group. Lelani told everyone there that she was as ready as she’d ever be.
When she lifted her arms up he thought of last night, when he’d had the vision of tying her up so that they could both have their way with her. But when the trees swayed a little at first, then a little more, he saw the way the dragons moved closer to her. He touched her arms when he was told to, as did Shane. The pulse of energy was powerful,