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As I jumped in Ryan’s truck and told him to go I broke down, how can I leave after what O’Connor and I have been through in such a short time. I knew as Ryan pulled out of the driveway that if I looked back at that exact moment at the apartment I would make Ryan take me back. I hurt so bad it feels like I have just ripped my heart from my chest.

It was an emotional time for a good three months when we first got to the University of Kentucky campus, which is located in Lexington, Kentucky. It is a huge campus one that I know I could get lost and hide in for quite a while. Ryan’s dad had done some construction work for the University and a few other jobs for private properties that rented out apartments off campus. Ryan contacted Mr. Gordon Bronzino, he owned several of the private housing properties, before we arrived in Kentucky. So that we could rent out a two bedroom apartment. Ryan had to tell him what was going on with myself and the Coven.

Mr. Bronzino is the head of his Coven in Kentucky. Ryan told him of my gifts from the goddesses of all five elements. Mr. Bronzino told Ryan that the night of my full moon ceremony that a ripple of energy was felt by all Covens. The energy came from the elements that myself and my friends where gifted with. Mr. Bronzino said he got calls from everywhere asking what it was. He knew that a great one had just completed their change. He was happy to help in any way possible, so he is giving us an apartment in the historical district on the campus of the University. We are to meet him in front of the University around nine o'clock AM and follow him.

It was a long quiet two hour drive to the University of Kentucky. We stopped for breakfast at a busy McDonald's at around seven-thirty AM, we figured if we stayed in the busy restaurants, and shopping centers we would be less likely to be found. Ryan pointed out that if we were to go to a smaller mom and pop place the chances are higher that we would cross paths with people from the other Covens who frequent the shops and we would be found quickly. I ordered my breakfast sandwich, hash browns and a hot chocolate, then I went and found a table in the corner in the furthest part of the restaurant. Ryan brought our order a few minutes later.

“Jewels are you going to be OK?” Ryan asked

“Yeah, don't worry about me!” I told him with a lump in my throat

“You can cry I am right here for you and my shoulder is very dry, I think it needs a good crying on!” He said patting his shoulder giving me puppy dog eyes.

“Thanks I might just take you up on that offer.” I told him sniffing and looking to the ceiling like that is going to prevent me from crying.

Ryan grabbed me and pulled me closer to him. “Julia I can handle whatever it is! Don't forget I had to leave Rose! It may not be as tight of a binding as you and O’Connor but I am hurting just as much as you!” he said

I threw my head into my hands “Oh My God, I am such an ass! I am sorry I forgot about you being binded to Rose. I understand if you totally hate me right now.” I told him really crying now.

“I could never hate you Julia! I still love you even though my heart belongs to Rose now. But you can talk to me, we need each other to get through this. I promise I will not judge you if you do not judge me?” he said

“I understand what has happened with the change and all that, but I don’t understand why all this has been brought onto me and our Coven! I find out I am a witch not just a witch, but a very powerful witch with an element that no one has seen before in any of our lifetimes. Only now to have to go into hiding because of who I am. I have my eternal mate and all these emotions that I have never experienced before for anyone and I am overloaded with them. I cannot be with him to experience how to control some of them.” I told Ryan and seeing that his shoulder is now soaking wet because of my tears. “I am sorry, I did not mean to…!”

“No, forget about, Jewels I told you to cry on my shoulder!” he said smiling and giving me a kiss on my forehead.

“No, not for your shoulder for saying that I have never had feelings for anyone like that before. I care about you, I always have and I always will. I can honestly tell you that I love you for being here for me through this whole thing I could not ask for a better person to be my protector.” I told him looking him straight in the eyes so that he knew I was serious and that I meant every word I was saying to him.

“I appreciate that you are taking my feelings into consideration, but I understand. I am glad it is you that I have to protect, and be able to help you understand this. We will learn together how to control our feelings and for you to practice and learn the powers of your elements. Mr. Bronzino said there is a national park right behind the apartment where we will be staying, so we will have plenty of practice space, nothing like a complete forest to yourself.” he said shoving me with his shoulder “Now eat it is getting cold!”

I think we are going to be fine for a while here, yes I can feel that we are. We finished our breakfast and sat and talked about how our plan was going to be put into place. I suggested being perceived as sister and brother, because I wanted no temptation for either of us. But Ryan said we are going to be an engaged couple that will be a better scenario, because no one would hit on us if they thought we were going to be married. I will wear my ring from O’Connor so I am close to him at all times, I am never taking this ring off. Ryan agreed so we got our story together over the next fifteen minutes and then left out to meet Mr. Bronzino.

Our cover story is that we have been together for two years typical all American love story so most people will tune us out for the rest of our story. We pulled up in front of the University of Kentucky behind a blue beamer. Mr. Bronzino stepped out of the car he is your typical Italian man with dark hair, and dark features, very olive colored skin and a thick accent to go with the look. We all know I am a fool for an accent! Mr. Bronzino shook Ryan’s hand and said “il mio amico” kissed both cheeks, Ryan bent to my ear and said “My Friend”. Mr. Bronzino turned to me and bowed grabbed my hand and said “la mia bella dea”. I giggled Ryan shook his head and translated “My Beautiful Goddess”.

“UHM! Thanks and hello to you too!” I said awkwardly and not sure of what to say.

“I am Mr. Gordon Bronzino! I am here to help you with whatever you need, so please tell me what it is that I can do for you and your friend?” he said in a thick Italian accent so thick I was not able to understand him fully.

I looked at Ryan he looked back at me with big eyes which were telling me to just tell him how he can help. I shrugged and looked back to the very Italian man standing in front of me. “Mr. Bronzino I need a new Identity for a while and of course a place to live, which you have already provided and I am grateful for that. We will also need burner phones so that I can contact my mother without her knowing where I am! Yeah that sounds about right.” I told him after thinking about what the person always asked for when they were sent into hiding on one of my detective shows. “Oh yeah and my new name must have the last name of O’Connor whether it be hyphenated or the main name but that is non-negotiable.”

“Sorry my for straightforwardness la mia bella dea, but this is not one of your American TV shows. Going underground as a new person is not like that for you, you are a powerful witch one of the most powerful witches our kind has ever seen. So you cannot just go underground with a new name, burner phones, and place to live. I knew you were coming about fifteen miles before you got to me. The energy that you put off is palpable and it shines like the rays of the sun off of you! You need to do a shield spell in a casting circle with my coven to even tone it down and over the next few months before you start the college we will have to bind things for you to wear so that it can cover the rest of what the casting cannot hide.” Mr. Bronzino told me very brutally

“Oh my god if you knew I was coming what if the dark magic coven followed us!” I shrieked

“Do you feel them near?” Ryan asked

I closed my eyes took a deep breath and pushed out my energy. It blasted out of me so much that Mr. Bronzino and Ryan held on to whatever they could so not to be knocked on their asses. I felt dark magic they were frantically searching for the source of the power but their energies I did not recognize. “No but there is dark magic and they are frantically searching for me but it is no one we know.” I told them bringing my energy back to myself

“Here put this on!” Mr. Bronzino went to his trunk and grabbed what looked to be a cloak it was white with lace running from the top all the way to the bottom, the under layer of the cloak was a beautiful and silky soft layer of silk fabric. It took my breath away “It is beautiful, what is it for?” I asked him

“My wife Clara made it for you just in case you was as powerful as we thought and of course you are a hell of a lot more powerful than even we thought. This will cloak some of your power so that if we have a run in with the dark coven then they will think you are a witch just not know the extent of your power. Here put it on hurry!” He said nodding toward a car that I felt coming about five miles back with my energy.

Mr. Bronzino threw the cloak over me as quick as he could, then we saw the car round the last corner two blocks from where we stood. Ryan and Mr. Bronzino gasped and said “How are we going to hide her from them?” they asked each other at the same time “Cazzo, cazzo!” I looked to Ryan for translation he shrugged. Mr. Bronzino looked at us “Fuck, it means Fuck!” then we heard the screeching of the tire from the car. I stayed facing Ryan and Mr. Bronzino.

“Well, well look who it is!” the voice said then I seen a gleam in Mr. Bronzino’s eyes.

“Francesco!” he said with a hiss

All I could think is that Mr. Bronzino betrayed us but I didn't get that kind of reading from him so I am hoping I am wrong, plus he does not seem too happy to see this guy either.

“Who do we have here? I saw their powerful glow from miles back and even though you are trying to cloak them, their power still is standing out from the likes of you two!” Francesco said.

I turned to look at him in the eyes and I was met by the most gorgeous emerald green eyes I have ever seen, tanned skin, muscles for days, tall with dark set features. Where the hell were guys like this back home but then again if they were I would have never been so innocent and became who I am today. I noticed he took a deep breath and exhaled my name “Julia Wholeheart!” What, How, and who is this guy do I know him?

“Excuse me but how do you know my name?” I spit out at him

“Not now! Ryan get her in your truck now and take her to the protection of the Coven. I will meet you there I will need your trust on this Gordon! (Mr. Bronzino nodded) Tommaso is on the way I called him a couple miles back and told him I was close to finding where the power was coming from, but now that I know who the power is coming from we must protect her at all cost please.” Francesco said rubbing his hand down my cheek like he had every right to “Just as beautiful as I remember you!”

I think I just vomited in my mouth Yuck! “Who the hell do you think you are? Don’t you ever touch me like that! Only my eternal mate and husband can touch me like that!” I spit out at him as Ryan stood in front of me.

“I am Julia’s protector you will never touch her like that again you understand me!” Ryan said as he flung his fist down to his sides two balls of water orbs formed in his hands he brought them over his head he whisper something, inaudible to me then we were cloaked in a ball of water.

“Ryan I will explain at the Coven get her there NOW!” Francesco said with more force

Ryan looked at me “Do we know him from somewhere?”

“I have no freaking clue but let’s go, he seems to be helping us!” I told him

I jumped in Ryan’s truck and we followed Mr. Bronzino to his Coven.