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  Alexis nodded. “We’ll be right there. I can’t believe it is Halloween already. So much has happened to us this week. Our lives have changed forever.”

  “I know.” Carly pulled her robe tighter. “We never thought we’d feel the full force of our powers. Who knew back when we were kids that Lance would grow into such a huge element and complete the circle of the Jacobson sisters.” She shook her head. “I’m sorta nervous. What if we blow up the world or something?”

  Alexis reached through the door and squeezed her sister’s hand. “The Goddess wouldn’t allow any harm to come to anyone. Just think about how wonderful it will feel to experience the full force of each element at the same time.”

  “I know.” Carly nodded. “It’s almost orgasmic.”

  Alexis laughed. “You can say that again.” She motioned with her head. “Go ahead and go to the circle. We’ll be right behind you in a minute.” Alexis closed the door and flipped on the light.

  Startled, Lance flinched and shielded his eyes from the brightness. “Is it time already?”

  “Yep.” She threw his robe on top of his bare stomach. “Slip your robe on. It only takes a couple of minutes to walk through the backyard to get to where we have built our sacred circle.”

  Lance hurried out the house, holding Alexis’s hand. She stayed silent on the journey up the path. Her body sizzled with excitement and nervousness. None of them had ever experienced all four elements coming together before. Air, water, fire, and earth—all four corners of the points on the circle. East, west, north, south—every direction covered. Thank you again, Goddess. I am blessed.

  Now that the four of them were together, the rudiments of their power would be fully charged. She inhaled swiftly. To have the Goddess bless them with such an exquisite gift, an event that only happened every few hundred years, overpowered her with emotions. From tonight, their lives would change forever.

  The Goddess would bless each one of them with all four elements to use at their discretion. They, in return, would now have the power to help other witches, and each of them will have earned the status of God and Goddess here on earth.

  Alexis entered the clearing and hugged Max. “Remember, no matter what happens, Carly will be perfectly safe with all of us helping her.”

  “I know.” He inhaled through his nose and blew out through his mouth. “Carly has explained to me what she thinks might happen.”

  Alexis patted his arm and moved over to Dirk. “No rushing into the circle and playing the hero, OK Dirk? I’d never allow anything to hurt Bonnie…or Carly.”

  “I know. Thank you.” Dirk kissed her cheek. “Max and I will be here waiting for all of you when you’re through.”

  She smiled, turned, and dropped her robe to the ground. Carly, Bonnie, and Lance followed suit and stood under the star-sparkled sky with nothing between them and the elements. Excitement bubbled up in her chest. She had many blessings on this All Hallows Eve. They all did. Tonight they’d give back to the Goddesses for everything they’d given to them throughout their lives.

  One after another, they each stepped to the edge of the circle. Once they took their proper places, Alexis raised her hands.

  “Gracious Goddess of the north,

  wind so cool and free,

  Tonight I stand before you in thanks.

  Blessed be.”

  Bonnie knelt down and laid her palms flat on the ground. Tilting her head up, she closed her eyes.

  “Goddess in west flight,

  Water runs with all that is right.

  Big and powerful like the sea,

  Thanks for bringing a man to me.”

  Waiting for Bonnie’s giggles to subside, Carly clutched her hands together under her chin and closed her eyes.

  “To the south I stand, to thank the Goddess of flame.

  Uniting two loves to be one and the same.

  Constant and burning, you’ll never go out.

  Forever more, I’ll never doubt.”

  The triplets stood up and turned toward Lance. He stood with his legs spread and his arms loose at his sides. Alexis swallowed. She’d never seen such a perfect man in all his glory and one with the spirits.

  “I enter from the east, with thanks to the earth.

  We come together for power rebirth.

  Three plus one, we are now complete.

  Our thanks to the Goddess for allowing us to meet.

  In the circle, we are four.

  Let our powers out to soar.”

  Lance held out his hands, gathering the sisters together, and walked to the center of the circle. Alexis inhaled. A powerful force flowed from the core of her body and spread out through her arms to mix with the others. She smiled at her sisters and at Lance. A pure white light descended from the sky, encompassing the four of them in a veil of tranquility.

  Peace and harmony, warmth and comfort, entered their tight reunion. Alexis’s soul was revitalized and spilled over with love for all things big and small.

  She nodded, and as one voice, they spoke. “So mote it be.”

  Biography

  Multipublished author Abby Wood lives in the Pacific Northwest. A huge animal lover, she enjoys the many animals on her farm and the wild ones that roam the forest. In her free time, she loves to ride motorcycles, garden, go fishing and play tennis. She loves to write stories that allow readers to escape into a brand-new world.

  You can find out more about Abby at www.authorabbywood.com, visit her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AbbyWoodFanPage and follow her on Twitter at @MsAbbyWood.

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  Truth of Fire: Book 1

  From the Water: Book 2

  Summon the Wind: Book 3

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