Chapter 4

Several on the council were shocked to feel my wrath, even more surprised at the gigantic spike in my power. Hell, my ex’s eyes were wide and wild at the extreme feel of my power.

The Elder spoke up in an attempt to defuse my rage, “No Tyrome, that will not be necessary, please proceed.”

I walked my ex into the cell, “know this cell is spell and enchantment proof, plus it has an extra layer of power dampening around it. I expect you will be here a long time as I feel that you will never change.” I said as I snapped my fingers, and she was naked; for the next 5 minutes, I concentrated and pulled 105 spell charms from her body. Huh, it’s so typical of her to always try to hide something. Finally, I started to turn to leave when I stopped and kissed her. Leaning close to her ear, I whispered, “I loved you, so at one time, I’d have given you the whole fucking world had you asked for it, and all you had to do was love me. You couldn’t even fake it, and you called me pathetic!”

She wore a look of pure hatred and evil. Shaking my head, I looked at her hard, “Even now, when it could lessen your sentence, you can’t fake it, so goodbye, Diana.”

“Oh! Big man! Really, you’re going to leave me here? You know you can’t go long without fucking me. You’ll be back! I guarantee you’ll be back!” she screamed at the cell door, then the wall was closed.

Walking out, the council was still there, “I heard you are having a hard time finding an office defense woman,” the Elder said.

Nodding I told him about my suspicions that I had earlier that day. “I’m not sure but something she said was too familiar to ignore. What I felt wasn’t good; I felt her years ago have any of my older cases gotten out lately?” I asked the Elder.

He and the rest of the council started to fly through all my old case files involving female mages. Fifteen minutes later, one of the younger male council members found what they’d been looking for.

“Found it. I think he met her about 175 years ago. It appears her name really is Celina; she was a perfect shapeshifter. Hmmm, apparently, you almost married her!” He explained.

“Damn it! I thought I recognized her, and yeah, I did almost marry her. Then she went off the deep end, trying to enslave not only the whole city but me as well. What the hell is she doing out? I thought she was far beyond redemption, or hell, pretty much anything. She almost killed me, so you might say she was my first love.” I choked out.

Grabbing the file, the Elder read on, his eyebrows rising, “It appears that she has been rehabilitated completely. Hmmm, it seems that your good friend Dr. Toni has perfected a treatment that actually works. Though it took 100 years, it did work, the only problem is she has no memory of the time you were together, and yeah, I know that sucks.”

My mind flashed back to then. I had to admit I had forgotten about her; I’d only had her one time. Damn, that bitch had been hot. Sighing, I looked at the Elder, “So, any suggestions? Is it dangerous to have her as office defense? Did the Doc say that she could relapse?” I asked.

“Hmmm,” the Elder said, “he says nothing about it here, though you know how he was he wouldn’t reveal much ‘til he was ready.” Nodding yes, I knew him better than almost anyone, sighing I had to contact him right away to find out.

“Alright, give me a minute. I’m not going into this without some warning and insurance,” I told them as I concentrated on Toni. It took a few minutes, but I finally found him. Pulling, I felt him yell as the capture spell wrapped him up, and he popped out.

Appearing between me and the council, he started to protest, “Do you know what ... oh shit! What have I done now?” He asked. The Elder pointed behind Toni, growling ‘til he saw me. “Damn it! I should have known it was you, son of a bitch no one grabs as gently as you do!” He said, which effectively pissed me off, as usual.

“Well, I have to grab you soft, or you’d go to pieces considering what a plump marsh mellow you are,” I retorted.

Growling, we both lunged for each other, laughing as we hugged, “I heard you finally were able to get your technique to work,” I said.