The Magician's Secret (boyxboy)

Chapter 21

Areon p.o.v.

I have no idea what just happened. The two of us just had a vision and we somehow knew that we're mates. I also felt a bite mark on my collar bone meaning Aragon just claimed me. I don't know how to react. I just found out that the guy I thought I liked is actually my soul mate. So what should I do now?

"I got to go," I say to him. I immediately get off of him and quickly grab my clothes. Aragon tries to get out of bed, but I cast a spell on him to temporarily freeze him.

I put on whatever clothes I find and run out of the room. I go downstairs, grab my jacket and go outside. I run as fast as I can into the woods, so I can think.

When I'm out of breath, I sit down on a big rock next to the beach. I take a few deep breath and try to relax.

I looked up at the night sky and look at all the stars.

"Do you have any more surprises for me, universe," I ask. First I find out my parents aren't dead, then I find out my mother is a wanted fugitive, my dad was part of cult to kill my mother, one of my new friends is actually my sister, my aunt is actually my father's sister, not my mother's, and now the guy I like is actually the love of my life.

I don't know how to feel about that last part. Sure I really, really, really, like Aragon, but now I have to marry him. I didn't really think that far into the future. I thought he'd find his mate before we ever became a thing.

Though the question now is do I like him enough to marry him. I know he hasn't asked me or I haven't asked me, but come on we all know it's coming. Hell Astor has already proposed to Kai like five times now and Bobby has already changed his Facebook status to in a relationship. Am I ready for that kind of commitment?

I haven't ever been in a relationship before or at least not one this serious. Once I'm in, I'm in for life, there's no going back. That kind of scares me. Whenever I thought about my future, I always thought if I was in an unhappy marriage, I could just divorce the guy and either find another guy or stay single. I can't do that with Aragon. Once I'm completely with him, I'll never be able to feel complete without him.

Sure in books they portray mates being happily in love and never fighting, but that isn't true. Mates do fight like any other couples and they can turn abusive too. Even on rare occasions, there have been murders between mates.

I don't believe that Aragon would turn abusive or anything like that, but I do believe there is a possibility of us having an unhappy marriage.

I look at the water as these thoughts course through my head. I can see the reflection of Magistille on it.

A smile appears on my face as I remember the time when all the people in our hall went to the beaches of Crystalview. I remember it was one of my favorite days of my life. I remember I took Terry to the waters and he was freaking out. He was so scared.

Then Aragon came along and took Terry. I saw how Terry didn't seem as scared when Aragon was holding him. He felt safe.

I don't know if what happened next was either a vision or my imagination, but I remember seeing Aragon and I surrounded by a bunch of kids at the beach. It was the first time I ever thought of Aragon and me as a couple. I may have never admitted it before, but that thought made me happy.

Maybe Aragon and I don't have to think about our futures yet. Maybe we can just enjoy being newly mated for a while. Then when the time comes, we can talk about taking the next couple steps forward. Besides, I still have a year before we can even get married. I'm still only seventeen.

I stand up from the rock and go back towards the house to talk to Aragon. This something we both need to discuss.

Before I'm too close to the house, though, I hear a crack from behind me. I turn around, ready with a spell, but then I see a familiar face. I chuckle a little at being so ridiculous. "Hey, what are you doing here," I ask.