Author's Note: Bear with me here, there is a section that I INTENTIONALLY made to read like crap. It almost makes no sense. Just read thru it and you will understand

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Book 2 C 16 What came after.....

I am holding Cindy in my arms as she cries out one apology after another asking for forgiveness. I keep reassuring her there is nothing to forgive, and I love her dearly. I glance at my watch it is already 5:45 am. I gently lead Cindy back at our room were Julie and Ki'Diera are waiting for us.

I will need to make at least 11 more rings for all the top level people including myself. This must never happen again, ever.

The added bonus is the Curse was now broken, but so was the love spell. Once Cindy's curse was lifted so were the rest as it was an all inclusive Curse, as was the Love Spell, but I do not feel any different than before. I still love my wives, I knew that the spell only brought us together, what came after was real.

Slowly we reach our room, and open it, an anxious Julie and Ki'Diera are sitting on the couch and jump up when they see us.

“Cindy why did you kill David?” Julie asks, her tone is confused and sad.

“He was such a nice guy, how could you Cindy” Ki'Diera says a little annoyed by the death.

"You two not now please, Cindy went thru a lot, she needs your support now!” I say to them, knowing they are still under the charm, but I hope that somehow I can get thru to them with compassion. I need to rest up before the next ring tho.

“Why are we under house arrest?” Ki'Diera demands

“It is for your own safety my princess, for now let me rest and sleep a few hours and then I will explain ok?” I ask of her.

“Very well, but you must tell me why David was killed, it makes no sense why Cindy would do that, she loved the man” Ki'Diera says not realizing what that meant.

Cindy begins to sob again loudly and pulls close to me once more. We both go to lay down on the bed. “Give me a few hours and this will be all over ok?” I whisper to her.

She nods crying and hugs me tightly as we lay in bed, not letting go of me.

“We need to resurrect him soon” Ki'Diera says loudly.

“We will princess in a few hours, Doc Snow needs to get the sacrifice ready” I lie to her.

“I will be the sacrifice” Ki'Diera demands

“No, I will do it, he was such a nice and trustworthy man, I should do it” Julie says now, almost pleading.

“We already have someone, rest assured it will be taken care of in a few hours.” I say sleepily and then drift off to sleep

I awake and Cindy is soundly asleep against me, holding tightly still, I can see the ring on her finger as it sparkles from the lights. I check my mana and willpower and both are full again. I focus on the ring on her finger and start the copy. I can feel my mana and willpower start to drain and I sense it will take the hour predicted before, but my consciousness will remain. Laying there I stare at the ring feeling it and understanding it, It is something I made like the Crown and Bracelets, unlike the regeneration ring which was a foreign object I tried to copy.

I now understand if I make it, it will be easier to duplicate. Trying to copy something not made by me is difficult at best. I also understand that modifying or changing will come easier to me if i create it, versus trying to change or modify a foreign object, which could kill me if not careful. These are the things I learn over the next hour, as a new ring emerges in my hand.

I will need one more ring, giving it to only one of the will confuse the issue even more maybe makes things volatile, so I will wait before handing it out. I lay there thinking about the last seven days, what did I do wrong to allow this mess? We did not prepare for all eventualities is what happened and that is impossible to do. We can only confront them as they occur. This was an unforeseen event which luckily we were able to resolve quickly.

Magic can be scary and it seem there is no limits to possibilities. Influenced by smell, I never would have thought of that myself. Nor would I have wanted such a power. Each person should have their own free will. Subduing others of their will is wrong and a crime. What we did to Eddie was on par with that tho, but he commited murder, and betrayed us, taking the lives of not only his comrade in arms but innocents too. The world is not perfect , but then again no one is and we justify what we do on daily basis, good or bad and we must live with those choices in the end no matter the outcome.

The next hour passes and once again I am full, the regeneration ring is wonderful having tripled my regen powers allowing me to fully recharge my willpower in short time compared to before when it would take hours. Once again I focus on the ring and concentrate. As the hour passes I get a message. I got a skill up, finally, it took three rings to do it.

I slowly get up and Cindy awakens at my sudden movement. Julie is reading a book. Ki'Diera is also looking at a book, but browsing more than reading it.

“Finally you are awaken my Warrior we must make haste and resurrect David”, she says hurriedly, she is almost frantic now as she throws the book down.

Julie Jumps up, “yes let's hurry, the other sacrifice may have changed their mind so I need to be there to help!”

I look at the two knowing they are under the influence, but it pains me to see them like this. Cindy sits up in bed and looks on silently. I approach both women and fall to one knee before them.

"Before we go, I wish to express my love for you, Julie and Ki'Diera” I say to them “I never was able to give you something that is a time tradition, a token and symbol of my love for you”. I look at each of them as they look at me confused.

I hold out one of the rings to Julie,”will you accept my love Julie?” I ask almost holding my breath knowing the Love Spell is broken now.

“Oh Scott it is beautiful, of course I accept it, sweetheart” She says happily.

“And do you Ki'Diera accept me as your husband and life mate for now and forever”, I ask Ki'Diera holding the other ring out to her.

She looks at the ring and a tear forms in her eye,” of course my warrior, we are blood bonded and soulmates, we shall always be together”

"Then hold out your ring finger and allow me to put them on you." I say to them both softly, breathing a sigh of relief, my heart was in my ears, pounding like a drum waiting for their answers.

Both hold out their left hands and I put both rings on at the same time.

“Scott I.....” Julie starts and freezes, just like Cindy did.

“My War.....” Ki'Diera at the same time freezes too.

After a moment, their faces to from happy to shock, then rage.

“How dare he!!! I will kill him!” Julie rages.

Ki'Diera however is different as she falls into the chair, he face full of shock and despair.”I have dishonored myself, my people and betrayed my husband” she whispers.

At hearing that, Julie's face goes pale and she throws her hand to her mouth and gasps looking at me. It look like she is going to be sick. I quickly grab Julie and pull her down to me and grab Ki'Diera and pull her with my other arm and hug them both tightly to me.

“You are ok now, you are free from his influence, know that I love you both with all my heart and nothing will ever change that”, I say softly to both kissing each on the head in turn.

“We betrayed you Scott” Ki'Diera says softly fear is in her voice, a true deep felt fear.

“No, you did not my princess, he tricked and influenced you, I fixed that, it will never happen again” I say to her my voice is a soft whisper in her ear.

“I am so sorry Scott,” Julie begins to cry.

“It is over kitten, we are all together again, I love you , I love you both so much.” I say and repeat, meaning every word. Cindy joins us in the hug grabbing me from behind. We stay like that for almost an hour, not moving or saying anything. Soft sobs are heard from the girls as I hold them close to me.

Finally I slowly push Ki'Diera and Julie away and then grab Cindy and pull her to face me with the others.”Now tell me what you truly feel for me at this moment.” I say looking at each of them.

“I feel love, I feel that I love you very deeply” Cindy says, then she slowly smiles as she realizes the truth and says, ”I can finally say it is real, I love you Scott” She throws her hands around my neck kissing my cheek several times in quick succession.

Julie and Ki'Diera have confused expression on their faces.

Ki'Diera then speaks up, “as I said before I love you my warrior, this betray....”

“Shhh there was no betrayal princess, only what you feel now is important to me” I stop her there. Then Iook to Julie, who still looks confused by the question.

“Julie what do you honestly feel for me right now?” I ask.

She looks at me then slowly at the new ring on her finger, then leans in to me and kisses me passionately. Her kiss is hungry as her tongue invades me. After a few minutes of aggressive and passionate kissing from Julie, she pulls back and Cindy takes over, once again I am in a kiss of invasion and aggression filled with love. I feel the heat inside me rising, my heart is pounding hard. Once Cindy is done I look and see Ki'Diera does not want to be left out, her eyes look at me pleading for forgiveness and I grab and pull her to me and we too, kiss.

Ki'Diera is softer and more sensitive, with more licks and little bites as she plays with me, it is however very stimulating and erotic. As Ki'Diera is done I fall on my butt out of breath and overwhelmed by the feeling I have. Only a few short hours I almost lost everything, but now have regained what I most cherish, my wives.

"So Scott, does that tell you how we feel about you?” Julie asks with a smile that could melt ice.

“Uhh yeah, I am more than convinced now, that the spell, even tho it is gone, we all truly are one now”, I reply sheepishly now feeling a little giddy.

“So what now my warrior?” Ki'Diera asks

I look at my watch it is now 9 am, my mana and Willpower are nearly restored again. ”As much as I wish to take the day off, I need to make more rings for Rick and the others to break the charm”.

“Umm you are not going to give them wedding rings too Scott?” Cindy now says with a frown.

“No no of course not. I will modify it and then make more, it would be a little embarrassing to give these out to others right?” I laugh

“And where is your wedding band Scott?” Julie asks now with a frown as well ,”we have one. but we need our match as well, or it is incomplete.” she complains.

“Fine I will make mine next” I say to her with a smile.

“But you have to let us put it on” Says Cindy.

“Of course honey “ I laugh to her and lean in to kiss her lightly on the lips

I look to Cindy's, then Julie's and finally to Ki'Diera's ring and concentrate and focus on a male version of the ring. I put all my feeling into it and my soul as well to match all three rings. Cindy, Julie and Ki'Diera gasp, but I continue my focus and see the ring in my mind. Then I feel as if something popped in me. I feel a deeper sense of belonging, I feel three others with me as they circle around me.

It feel like bliss inside, as my feeling explode. I have never felt like this before as the other three join me as one. All four souls merge and become one bright light. The happiness the sadness, everything we experienced in our lifetimes are shared in an instant. Each of our memories are given to one another.

I experience Cindy's trauma from her youth when the locker room incident happened, and see the teacher saving her before anything happened. I see the Brad incident and her anger at him for trying to take advantage of her and her sucking him dry of his wealth. I see her countless boyfriends who try to seduce her each time and rejects them all. I feel her loneliness and her search for love, then she finds it with me and her joy is overwhelming.

I experience Julie's pain when her boyfriend cheated on her, her time when she moved out alone, her uncertainty and unwillingness to let her parents know she needed help, her passion to strive to be an individual and succeed, and her long search for love too. I feel her emotions when she first met me, her frustrations with me, when I failed to understand her little hints, her growing love for me before the events took place and her wanting to tell me, but was afraid I would reject her. And her joy, when I declared I was hers to Cindy on that fateful day. I feel her dilemma when she found out Cindy loved me too, and the thought of losing me hurt her, her deal with Cindy and the test, that she found more than stimulating and the nights we made love. All flow into me in a second.

Then I see Ki'Diera and her family, her mother and her little sister, the day her mother was captured and taken by the were-beast and her sister killed gutted like a fish in front of her, her fathers anguish over the loss her anguish over the loss of her dear sister, when they both were alive they swore to marry the same mate and be together forever and her first impression of me, it was not good, in fact it was distaste and regret that she would have to mate with me. Then the trip to Fort Carson how she saw my strength and became enamored with it, hearing about my godlike abilities and seeing me in battle all drew her to me like a moth to a flame. Then when we made love, it was violent and hard, her conception and her love development. She truly loved me now.

Finally they see me, my days when I spent it with my parents, their deaths and my sorrow and then my anger with the world. My fights with anyone who would fight me, and my relationships, if you can call them that, all one night stands never going further as I discarded anyone close to me, as I was angry and hurt, all alone no one to talk to, then my meeting with the Marine recruiter, my longing to belong. Then my basic training my time in the Marines, followed by years of killing and suffering the loss of friends. My loneliness, my closed off heart. And finally leaving the Marines and losing everything I had. Meeting Julie and a ray of hope came to life. Not understanding her over two years never knowing what she thought about me.

Then the date and happiness, the event and Julie almost die'ing, then meeting Cindy and a bond was formed, love for two girls quickly came, no spell was needed. My choice to choose Julie over Cindy, then Julie asking me to accept Cindy and my heart was relieved. The night of the test with both girls. Then came Ki'Diera and my reluctance to marry her, my attraction to her was physical, Cindy and Julie asking me to accept Ki'Diera and I deny her, then the I give in and accept her, then I fall in love with her, how I love all three girls equally and unconditionally, then my pain of betrayal caused by David, and my fight to save them, my will growing stronger and my love grows stronger to fight for those I cherish. And my victory at getting all three back.

My joy overwhelms them. We each stare at one other as the flashes cease and the memories are embedded, every little secret we had is now an open book, we all are crying and laughing at the same time trying to sort out all the feeling and memories we just witnessed. I see in my hand a wedding band, male version. It glows brightly right now multi layered, red blue and green, as I look I see Cindy's glowing red, Julie glowing green and Ki'Diera glowing blue. Without knowing why I simply hold out my left hand and all three girls together take the ring with their glowing hands as one and place the ring on my finger where it bonds in place with me.

NOTICE!Congratulations! Soul Link upgrade established!

Four are one and one are four.

Benefits:

You are now immune to all mind altering effect and control.

You are now linked as one, any damage, spell, or poison, that can be

resisted will be taken from the highest stat.

All regens are based on the combined totals of the four.

Mind Link: Mind of one established. At will, you can share your thoughts

only when you want or need to. Your minds are one allowing you to see

what the other sees either individually or all at the same time.

Heart Link: as long as one heart beats, all will beat.

Soul Meld: Melding the soul combines four into one, allowing the one to

be all four at the same time.

Highest stats of each is used for the one.

We sit there all four us speechless.