Magic is as much about the heart as it is the will. The will is the ability; the effectiveness comes from the heart, Cassandra. Things done with the heart are things done with purpose. Follow this simple rule, and your future will be bright, and your time as the greatest witch will be infinite. You control your own destiny. I looked around and found myself alone in the room except for Dash, my mind having blocked out everyone and everything else. I studied Dash, the man I loved and had made love to. To the man with whom I had an unbreakable connection. A man who was tough on the outside but intimate and vulnerable on the inside. I wanted to save him, to show him how much another person could care about him. "You are me, and I am you," I said to Dash. "Like the night and the stars, we are