Chapter 12

As he lay looking at her, she woke up. She smiled contentedly as she woke up in his arms, the place where she belonged.

‘I have to tell you something,’ he began, but she put her finger to his lips.

‘You don't have to tell me,’ she said, turning to him, ‘I already got a lot of your story when I healed you. Raven, please sit down. ‘

He did as she said.

She put his palms against hers. ‘Open yourself,’ she said, ‘and I will too. Just focus on your hands, the feelings you get.’

They both closed their eyes, their hands warmed.

The life energy, the reiki, began to flow in an exchange.

The magic helped to separate the veils from the conscious and the unconscious. And they shared the memories of the past five months they'd spent without each other.

Maddie saw the hidden castle, of Raven's forefathers, felt the pain, the sorrow he had borne, because of the decision he had made t