Soulmates at First Sight

A Revelation

Aria awoke the next morning feeling as if she was still in a dream. Her body was the most relaxed it had ever been, and her senses were alight. From the soft down comforter that caressed her skin, to the fresh and manly scent of the body next to her. The morning light seeped through the dark curtains and bathed the two of them in mystical light. She could sense that Lucius was awake. His breathing wasn't as deep as it had been all night as he slept. He still wore his clothes from the night before, but she longed to see him as naked as she was at that moment. Thinking about the man next to her, her fingers lightly reached up to his face and caressed his cheek with her feather light touch. She was so thankful to him. He had made her time in the UK, so far, a magical one. Yes, they had only known each other for so short of a time, but their connection was undeniable. She was only 19 and he had to have been at least 25 years her senior, but that mattered little. Aria had been raised to be open-minded and accepting of love in whatever form it came in. There was a connection between them, and nothing could make her feel any differently. A small nagging in the back of her brain wondered if it would be different for him though. She was a half-blood, something he vehemently was known to hate, and maybe their age difference would bother him eventually, plus her lack of experience sexually.

Her nagging thoughts went instantly to the wayside the second she felt his hand take hers that was still caressing his cheek as he brought it to his lips and kissed gently.

"Good morning," he whispered in her ear.

"Good morning." She smiled against his chest. Her head had not left his warm chest all night.

"How did you sleep?"

"I haven't slept this well, since as long as I can remember. Everything continues to remain perfect when I am with you," she answered truthfully.

Lucius smiled to himself. He, himself, had slept marvelously. His arms held the beautiful woman by his side all night and her sweet scent and warm body had lulled him off to the deepest of sleep. He was at peace, for once in a very long time.

"Lucius, is this normal? How quickly we have become so connected? I have never felt this way before, I know I am young though. Maybe it is just me who feels this way..." she asked almost desperately, seeking answers from him.

Lucius thought for a few long seconds before answering and then spoke his truth.

"It is not. I myself, have never felt this way. Not even for my ex-wife...although our marriage was more of a convenience of pre-meditated match-making."

Lucius never loved his wife. Their marriage was simply to strengthen the pureness of blood between the two families. Of course, before her, he had always had women, lots of women. He knew he was good looking and even back when he was a young man, his confidence and security with himself was always overwhelming. But he had never felt anything tender or heartfelt for those women. They were all flings. The truth was, the type of connection he felt with Aria was something he truly had never felt, especially not so quickly, and it was something he only had heard about in books.

Then it dawned on him. He had some rare books in his ancient library that could explain the phenomenon they were feeling. He never had much interest before in that section of his library that contained all of the magical books on love spells, love potions, enchantments and whatnot. His type of dark magic back in the day didn't involve love spells, although there were love spells and potions that definitely were considered dark magic. But he knew he had some other collected volumes that discussed the ancient study of souls and love. Perhaps their answers could be found there. Aria spoke then, breaking his train of thought.

"So, it's not just me then, feeling this crazy?" she breathed out a sigh of relief. She wasn't going crazy after all.

"No. You have a hold over me. It as if you hold my black heart in your hands. I truly don't even feel worthy of you..."