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loved that he had adopted that phrase as one of his favorites to use with her.
    Rave turned and strode rapidly down the sidewalk. Leesa and Cali watched him until he disappeared around the corner, then they headed up to Leesa’s room to wait for his return.

 
     
     
    4 . FLIRTING
     
    M onday morning, Leesa awoke wrapped up in Rave’s arms. As usual when they spent the night together, she opened her eyes to find his eyes already open and looking at her. He smiled.
    “Good morning, b eautiful,” Rave said.
    Leesa brushed her hair away from her face , then leaned forward and impulsively gave him a quick kiss on the lips. Despite the brevity of the contact, the familiar , delicious warmth shot through her. She couldn’t think of any better way to start a day.
    “Hi, h andsome.”
    The first time she had slept in Rave’s embrace, Leesa had felt self-conscious when she opened her eyes and found him looking at her . Rave had assured her she didn’t drool or snore or do anything else embarrassing in her sleep and that he loved watching her . She still hadn’t quite gotten used to the idea that he usually stayed awake and watched her all night, but any discomfort was more than made up for by how peacefully she always slept when she was with him.
    Rave rolled over and sat up on the edge of the bed. Leesa pushed herself up next to him. She saw Dral and Bain sitting on the floor, their backs against the wall on either side of the door. Both were wearing long sleeve waffle-knit shirts and je ans. Dral’s shirt was dark blue and Bain’s was a deep crimson color .
    “Good morning, guys,” she said.
    They nodded to her and then stood up in unis on, remaining beside the door. With three volkaanes looking out for her, Leesa couldn’t imagine feeli ng any safer, unless Dominic was here, too .
    She wondered how far away the wizard had gotten overnight. He had probably spent all n ight on a bus or train and would be hundreds of miles from Connecticut by now . She wished she could have fashioned a ring for him similar to the one he’ d given her, so she would always know where he was. U nfortunately, such magic was way beyond her current abilities.
    Thinking about magic made her want to dive into her magic book right now and start practicing, but Dominic had told her to limit her practice to an hour a day, so there would be plenty of time for that later. For now, she would have to be content with being a normal col lege student, with classes to attend and homework to do.
    Her first class this morning was English, the only class she shared with Cali. With Dral and Bain here, Leesa was pretty sure Cali would be knocking on the door earlier than usual, giving her extra time to flirt with the two handsome volkaanes.
    “ I’ve got to go shower,” Leesa said to Rave. “You guys need to stay in here. We c an’t have three guys as gorgeous as you hanging around in the hallway—it might cause a riot. Not to mention the R .A. wouldn’t be too keen about it, either.”
    “Are you sure?” Rave asked. He grinned and put his arm around her back, rubbing the area between her shoulder blades with the palm of his hand. “I was hoping maybe I could wash your back for you .”
    Leesa shivered with delight. “Ha! Don’t I wish. But , no, I’m afraid you’ll have to stay here.”
    She grabbed her robe and her toilet kit and headed out the door.
     
    As Leesa expected, Cali ’s familiar knock sounded on the door fifteen minutes earlier than usual. Leesa opened the door and stared at her friend in surprise.
    “Whoa, where’s the party?” she asked, taking in Cali’s outfit. “ I thought we were going to English class.”
    Cali had matched the pink highlights in her hair with a tight dark gray sweater that proclaimed “I LOVE PINK” in giant pink letters and a short black leather skirt worn over black leggings decorated with big pink diamond shapes. All of it showed off her pe tite but shapely figure nicely. Her fingernails were