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when she thought about the witch doctor. She knew it was impossible, but he felt somehow familiar. It was almost like she was experiencing an intense sense of déjà-vu.
    As Emily sipped on her coffee thoughts of her aunt repeatedly popped into her mind. For some reason she felt the need to call her and warn her about something, but as she groped around her brain, Emily had no idea what it was. She looked down at her watch and counted down the minutes until she could return to Jake’s office.
    She tried not to think about his tousled hair and deep brown eyes. She glanced at her watch again and tried to ignore the heat she felt when she thought about the enticing witch doctor. She didn’t need any magical abilities to recognize that she was wildly attracted to the handsome witch doctor.
    Alright, let’s see what you’ve got , she thought to herself. After almost an hour of waiting impatiently, Emily pushed back her chair, left a generous tip on the table and made her way back to Jake’s office.
    “Hi there,” Nancy greeted her as soon as she swung open the door. “Jake is ready, come on in.” She stood from behind her desk and led Emily down the hall. Nancy gently knocked on the door at the far end of the hall, then ushered Emily in.
    Emily took a step back in shock. She was immediately transported to another place entirely once she stepped into the room. “Oh my God!” She squealed out loud, unable to contain her amazement.
    “How did you . . ?” She couldn’t even finish the question. “Wow, look at the picture.” Emily gasped as she took in the details of the enormous image plastered on the wall; the Santa Monica Pier was staring back at her. Bright with lights and alive with energy, the photograph captured the epic life of Santa Monica in all its perfection.
    Jake carefully studied Emily’s reaction. He allowed himself to be only mildly disappointed when he saw no obvious signs of any memories being triggered. He wanted to get started right away so didn’t waste any time. “I’m glad you like it. Now...let’s get to work.”
    “Alright, but I have to ask,” Emily’s blue eyes were filled with confusion, “what does all of this,” she spun around, her arms wide, “sand and palm trees and...pictures of Santa Monica, what does this have to do with recovering my magical abilities?”
    “Hopefully you will see shortly.” He tore his eyes away from her and reminded himself to stay completely professional.
    Although the room was filled with the sweet aroma of sage and sandalwood, Jake found Emily’s scent overwhelming. He took a sideways step away from her and barely missed one of the palm trees. All he wanted to do was ravish her right there in the soft dunes of sand he had created with his own hand.
    “First we are going to start with Air,” Jake said, reigning in his thoughts, reminding himself why they were there. He walked to one of the tall windows at the back of the room and opened it wide. “Let’s have some fun shall we?”
    Hoping the element of surprise would let him know just how deep Emily’s trauma was, Jake didn’t give her any warning when he harnessed the air, spun around and pushed an energy ball in her direction.

CHAPTER SIX
     
    Instinctively Emily swerved to the side to miss the invisible ball of energy from hitting her. Although she couldn’t see it, she felt the charge in the air as it barreled toward her.
    “What the hell?” Her glare was filled with daggers. And they were aimed straight at Jake.
    Pleased with her reaction, he ignored her icy stare. “Your mind may not be allowing you remember your abilities but deep down your intuition is strong.” He smiled, pleased that she showed some obvious latent memory. “We just need to harness that. Let’s try again. This time I want you to stay still and try to push the energy ball back to me if you can.”
    He didn’t want to surprise her this time. “Are you ready?”
    No longer irritated, Emily was instead