Daisy flushed a little. "Yeah," she said, looking very embarrassed. "He slammed his magic right into my center, but my gem sort of dispersed a lot of it..." The celestial wolf blushed as Kye looked at her; her belly muscles tightened very slightly. "I've never exactly been crazy about the way I look."
Clare smiled back and hugged Alka tightly as they walked up the stairs. "Okay... but if you end up rubbing me there in the next few days, please be gentle," she said, kissing his arm.