Magic coursed through Angelica’s body, painfully lengthening her limbs, changing her proportions. She gasped and tightened her fingers around Phillips’. He leaned back, his eyes losing focus as he watched her with inner senses.

Green and gold light unfurled from her core, setting off a chain reaction. Life energy filled every inch of her body, making changes at a frightening rate. All the power that he had known was within her was finally manifesting, and he couldn’t tell why.

Soft fingers on his cheek brought his focus back to the real world and when he finally saw her, his breath caught in his throat. She was achingly beautiful, with eyes of sapphire, and hair a deep russet framing a face that once merely pretty, was now angelic in its proportions.

She felt his desire and smiled, wanting to give him something in gratitude for the moment of her awakening. His heartbeat quickened under her palm as she leaned up and kissed him.

His hesitation vanished beneath the gentle wave of her magic and he gave in.