Chapter 43

Alice

I was to take two full days of bed rest while the matriarch prepared the spell I needed to do to break the seal of my powers. According to her words, it was not something simple; it required good preparation to get everything right, plus I had to take another potion to help alleviate the discomfort in my body.

The problem was that the potion tasted disgusting and made me want to vomit.

"I can't drink this," I said, then sniffed it again.

"You have to do it for you and the baby; come on," Jackson said with urgency.

The man had become my primary caretaker, to the extent of arguing with the sorceresses about my treatment. He had alluded to the fact that no one would have the patience to take care of me like he did, and he was right; the truth was that he was too careful and took my requests into account.

Enya was amazing, but Jackson was a thousand times better.

They couldn't blame me for having him to myself; the reality was that I couldn't deny him anything, so I accepted the spo