Book Six: Chapter 65

It was as if someone grabbed Yuki by the heart and pulled. Her breath left her body as the world turned into a blur. Dazzling colors spun around them for the span of a breath, and they appeared on a frost covered hillside. Down below, smoke rose from a small cabin, and the nearby barn was lit with Christmas lights.

“What are we doing here?” asked Mike.

“There are many ways to measure a man,” Christmas Present replied, some of the cheer gone from her voice. “You see, I’m perfectly aware that your magic has altered me. But yours isn’t the only magic making demands.”

For just a moment, her sparkling eyes flickered black, causing Yuki and Mike to step away.

“It would seem that I have been given a dangerous choice,” she informed them, her eyes changing back. “To oppose my master and risk destruction, or to put my fate in your hands. You see, I desire you, Mike Radley. I wish to make you mine, to feel the heat of your body against my skin, to possess you in all the