Theodora closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She cleared her mind completely and focused solely on her task at hand. She couldn't mess this up, she had already failed miserably last time when she tried using a summoning spell to bring Melissa to Aiden, so she couldn't afford to disappoint him this time.
She half laughed at herself for being so devoted to this man, a man who barely gave her a second glance. She recalled vividly the day she had confessed her feelings to him, even when she knew he loved someone else.
It had been a surprisingly warm and sunny day and Aiden had just returned from another one of his trips in search of Estel. This one had particularly drained him and he had spent over two days in his room sleeping, no eating, no drinking, just sleeping.