08-12-2025, 11:17 AM
An opening door caused Emily to turn and see a half naked Nox enter the room. He and some other dancers began to work on a routine. Some got distracted by this, Liv among them. Emily found her gaze seeing the man and then to her surprise, just passing it by without another thought.
It took awhile before it hit Emily. It hadn’t been too long ago she would have blushed at seeing someone dressed in so little even if she had already seen them wearing nothing. But her gaze didn’t linger, nor did Emily look away in a panic. She saw him, recognized it, and moved on. It had nothing to do with his attractiveness; Nox was a good looking man. Even as she turned to Liv, seconds after seeing Nox enter, she knew the answer was simple. He wasn’t Jared. There wouldn’t have been anything wrong with having thoughts about it - it was natural, but since she met Jared, she had no desire for anyone else. They were like two puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together, so much so that she couldn’t even think about anyone else in that way. It was both strange and endearing.
”No need to apologize,” Emily said with a smile, as she felt Liv establish the link.
Feeling her own power going through her to Liv wasn’t scary this time around. Of course, Jared’s molten river of power wasn’t involved yet. Emily felt a hand on her waist and turned to see Jared there. ”Seems we can’t link on our own.”
Emily looked around and it seemed like most of the women were able to do it. That most likely meant men literally could not start it on their own. Interesting.
Emily turned back to Liv. ”So you have some options here; practice using more power, link with more people - Sterling and/or Jared, or let Sterling try to link. We need to eventually do the last one for sure.” Part of the reason they all were here was so everyone could learn. ”I will remind you just so you’re aware. His power is kind of scary - and he will get control of the circle. It won’t hurt you though.”
It took awhile before it hit Emily. It hadn’t been too long ago she would have blushed at seeing someone dressed in so little even if she had already seen them wearing nothing. But her gaze didn’t linger, nor did Emily look away in a panic. She saw him, recognized it, and moved on. It had nothing to do with his attractiveness; Nox was a good looking man. Even as she turned to Liv, seconds after seeing Nox enter, she knew the answer was simple. He wasn’t Jared. There wouldn’t have been anything wrong with having thoughts about it - it was natural, but since she met Jared, she had no desire for anyone else. They were like two puzzle pieces that fit perfectly together, so much so that she couldn’t even think about anyone else in that way. It was both strange and endearing.
”No need to apologize,” Emily said with a smile, as she felt Liv establish the link.
Feeling her own power going through her to Liv wasn’t scary this time around. Of course, Jared’s molten river of power wasn’t involved yet. Emily felt a hand on her waist and turned to see Jared there. ”Seems we can’t link on our own.”
Emily looked around and it seemed like most of the women were able to do it. That most likely meant men literally could not start it on their own. Interesting.
Emily turned back to Liv. ”So you have some options here; practice using more power, link with more people - Sterling and/or Jared, or let Sterling try to link. We need to eventually do the last one for sure.” Part of the reason they all were here was so everyone could learn. ”I will remind you just so you’re aware. His power is kind of scary - and he will get control of the circle. It won’t hurt you though.”