My Brother’s Mate
Chapter 67

Emily's POV

"Well here's one on spell casting.. hmm but I'm not sure what power you'll favor.. You know what? We should get Marcus to help us with your test." I say. "Like the test we did for you?" My mom asks.

"Exactly! So we'll need a talisman, herbs, and dirt. I can make a talisman and the dirt should be easy enough to get. We better hope they have the right herbs. I'm going to go find the guys and ask Marcus and Cyran for help." I tell my mom. I leave the library to try and find where the guys have gone to. "Liam, where are you guys?" I ask him in mind link.

"Go up the stairs and then to the right. The door is open." He responds. I head up the stairs and turn to the right. I walk down the hallway and see the open door. I peak inside and see Cyran, Liam, and Marcus. Both Liam and Marcus have bags and are packing clothes inside them.

"Oh? Emily." Cyran addresses me.

"I just wanted to see if you have any herbs. We wanted to test my mom to see what kind of witch she is." I say.

"What kind of herbs will you need?" He asks. I glance over to Marcus.

"I'm not exactly sure, I've only ever done it once." I say.

"I know which ones you'll need. Do you have a garden? Or a storage shed, anywhere you keep them, I can have a look." Marcus says.

"Oh uhh, yes we have a greenhouse with some medicinal herbs in it. Check there first, and of course gather what ever you guys may need for the trip as well. Samson will give you a list." Cyran says. "And Emily, once Mia wakes up we can pack a bag of clothes for you as well." He adds.

We head out of the room and back downstairs. He leads us out the back door into the courtyard. I see a large greenhouse. He leads us into the glass building and towards the back.

"Here is everything we have." Cyran says. Marcus looks around and starts to grab some things.

"I'm going to get the other things ready. Liam, would you like to help me?" I ask. I take his hand and drag him along, not waiting for an answer.

"So what else do we need?" Liam asks me.

"We need some dirt." I say.

"Dirt?" Liam asks.

"Yes, but I need you to go find me a bag to put it in." I say.

"Any kind of bag?" He asks.

"Well a small one preferably." I get on my tippy toes and kiss his cheek. He takes my face in his hands and kisses my lips. I was surprised by his kiss, but I quickly lean into it. I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him into me. When we pull away from the kiss Liam looks concerned.

"Em, are you sure you want to go? I have a feeling this is going to be more dangerous than we think." He asks, he sounds like my mother. I sigh. I have the same feeling.

"We need the crystals if we want to stand a chance against them. It will be dangerous Liam. And I know you're worried about me, but I need to do this. I lost my hope after Millerborg. But these crystals renewed it. We can kill the dragons with them. This is my chance to make it up to all the people that died."

"But we can go and you can stay here and be safe. You can't make up anything if you're dead."

"We'll if I die then I'll be the Tribrid.." I say laughingly. Liam does not laugh. He doesn't even smirk.

"Yeah, but not if you're body is destroyed! We don't know what those creatures are capable of. I hate to think about you dying.."

Liam's right. I shouldn't be so nonchalant about it.

"Liam. Don't worry. You, Marcus and Samson will be there to protect me. And besides, I'm the only one who knows where we're going!"

I look up at Liam. He has sad eyes. I lean in and kiss him on the lips.

"And besides, don't you want to spend some time with me in the woods." I wiggle my eyebrows at him. He laughs.

"I always want to spend time with you, ideally alone." He smiles at me. "I love you Emily." He adds.

"I love you too. Now go and get the bag." I shoo him away and smack his butt as he turns to leave.

I look around and find a short sturdy stick. I kneel down and use it to dig up the grass and expose the dirt underneath.

"Need a hand?" Marcus and Cyran come out of the greenhouse.

"I think I found something that should work." Liam says coming out of the house. Liam hands me a small canvas bag. I take it from him and scoop some dirt into it. Then I hand it back to him. "Hold this a second." I say and put the grass back on top. I stand up and brush myself off.

"Did you find all the herbs you need?" I ask Marcus.

"Yeah, they have every herb I've ever heard of and then some! Now let's go see what witch your mom is."

"I still need to find a talisman, or make one." I tell him.

"We can use my ring. Alright let's go, I'm excited!" Marcus says. We all head back inside and find my mom in the library.

"Mom we have the talisman, herbs, and dirt. You ready to find out what your source is?" I ask her. She stands up from her table.

"Ready as I'll every be."

"Why don't you take a seat on the floor. Do you remember what to say?" Marcus asks her.

"fons virtutis illustra." my mom says.

"Good." Marcus hands her the ring and the bundle of herbs. Liam hands her the bag of dirt.

I let Marcus take over, he's really good at teaching magic and I think he really enjoys it.

"Now close your eyes. I want you to imagine your energy in the form of a ball of light, burning inside of you. I want you to also imagine the energy and light burning inside of each object." Marcus says.

"Now I want you to say the words and imagine absorbing the light from each of the objects." Marcus adds.

"fons virtutis illustra." My mom says. Im staring at the ring. I bet she'll be a talisman witch like Hiroen was. Marcus says families usually all have the same source of power. I guess it's in the blood.

I'm staring at the ring when I notice a sweet smell fill the room. It smells like roses and mint. I look over at the bundle of herbs. Its nothing at first but then a pale yellow light starts emitting from the herbs. Then it glows brighter and brighter. My mom opens her eyes and sees the herbs glowing.

"A potion witch." Marcus says with a bright smile.

"Mom! You're a kitchen witch! I should've known!" I say excitedly. My mom smiles at me.

It all makes sense. My mom always had a knack for gardening. And I know everyone says that their mom makes the best food. But I always had a sneaking suspicion that my mom's food actually was better than everyone else's. She must've intuitively known what herbs and seasonings to use and maybe she was winding tiny amounts of magic into her food without even realizing it.

"So this book will be super helpful to you." Marcus says handing my mom a book he pulled from the shelves. Marcus scans the shelves and pulls out a few more books.

"These too. You should read over them while we're gone. I'll help you more when we get back." Marcus says.

"Maybe you should stay behind and help her." Liam says sarcastically. Marcus just smiles at him. I touch Liam's arm to get his attention.

"Babe I think it would be a good idea for us to take a nap before we leave. It might be a long journey." I say.

"That might be a good idea. Everyone should try and get some rest before you head out tonight. I will wake everyone for dinner." Cyran says. Liam takes my hand and we head to our room.

When we get there Liam starts to get undressed we don't have any night clothes so we've just been sleeping in our underwear. I'm staring at him as he takes his shirt off.

"Like what you see?" Liam says to me with a smirk.

I chuckle. "You know I do." I say. I slip off my shirt slower and more sensually than I usually would. Then I turn around and slip off my pants and underwear and unhook my bra. I peek around and see Liam staring at me with a big smile on his face.

"Like what you see?" I say.

"Get over here!" Liam's says.

He lays down in bed I climb on top of him. I bend down and kiss him passionately on the lips. He reaches up and grabs my boobs and squeezes them with his hands, before breaking our kiss and sucking on my ni**le. I moan from the pleasure. I can feel Liam's hard member beneath his boxers. I rub myself back and fourth on top of it. Liam trails kisses up my neck and back to my lips. Then I feel him grab my hips, and in one swift motion, he flips me over. I slip his boxers off quickly, and he rubs his tip back and fourth between my folds before entering me completely. I let out a small gasp.

He pumps in and out of me. My legs are trembling from the pleasure. He sucks my ni**le as he continues pumping faster and faster. Then suddenly he stops.

He pulls out of me and moves me to the side. I flip over realizing what he wants, and position myself on my hands and knees. I feel him enter me from behind.

"Oh my gosh," I say as he's f***ing me from behind. He's hitting spots and places I didn't even know I had. I can feel Liam grab my hips to pull me back into him even deeper. I hear Liam grunting and moaning. I feel the pleasure building up inside of me. The air is getting thin. I'm breathing faster and heavier. I feel my self tighten around Liam. It holds for a second then I release myself onto him. I moan as I feel the waves of pleasure course through me. Liam continues pumping. I can feel myself tighten in and out around him. He moans before c*ming inside of me. He pulls out and lays down beside me on the bed. We're both out of breath.

"Man I love the way you feel when you o****m." Liam says.

I burst out laughing in response.

"Yeah I love the way it feels too!" I say. We laugh together, then we get cleaned up. Liam falls asleep quickly next to me. I lay on his chest and listen to his heart beat, and drift off to sleep. Unknown POV

She is leaving the manor for a few days. I need to let Luther know and get him here as soon as possible. This gives me an idea.