A Demon Does It Better by Linda Wisdom

Author:Linda Wisdom
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781402236723
Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
Published: 2012-01-01T10:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

“Houston, we have a problem.” Deisphe grabbed Lili’s arm and pulled her into the hallway before she stepped out of her office.

The witch was almost overbalanced on her heels due to the Were’s strength.

“Okay, I’m here. What’s the trouble?” She had to run to keep up. After looking at the concern on the nurse’s face, she had an idea it had to be something wrong with a capital W.

“An earth witch was brought in about an hour ago. She’s screaming with serious pain that’s twisting her body into a pretzel. I can’t find any signs of trauma, the scanner shows no spells on her, so whatever it is lies so well hidden that our equipment can’t find it. All her stats are off the chart,” Deisphe reported, heading swiftly into the depths of the ER.

Lili skidded to a stop as her head started to spin like an old-fashioned top. She felt the protective runes on her lab coat suddenly kick into high gear, allowing her dizziness to disappear. She knew it had to be due to their new patient.

“Are you okay?” Deisphe grabbed her arm to steady her. She looked into Lili’s eyes, and quickly grasped her wrist, checking her pulse.

“I’m fine now.” She ran her hands down the starched fabric that prickled her palms with magick. “I have a bad feeling that what I’m experiencing is coming from our new patient.”

Lili knew she was right the minute she entered the curtained cubicle shielding the witch.

Just as Deisphe described, the young woman’s body was racked in agony. Her face was mottled red and white with pain while her eyes were wild with agony.

“Her name is Vonnie,” Deisphe said softly. “Neighbors heard her screaming and found her this way. Luckily, they wasted no time calling us. They’re mundanes, but they know what she is, so they knew who to contact.”

“Hey, Vonnie,” Lili said softly. She rested her hand on the woman’s wrist and almost reared back at the amount of heat flowing off her skin, along with something that sparked off her palm. “I’m Dr. Carter. Can you tell me exactly what you’re feeling?”

Vonnie worked her mouth in what looked like painful contortions, but no words escaped her lips.

Lili continued staring into her face. “Move her into one of the closed rooms,” she ordered.

“There are no signs of any contagion,” Deisphe murmured in Lili’s ear.

“That doesn’t mean she isn’t. It could be something we can’t easily detect. Get her moved now. I’ll be right back.” She wasted no time heading for her office.

“I need you now,” she told Cleo, who was curled up on her pillow, her dark glasses still in place.

The cat looked up, ready to say something nasty but the look at the witch’s face told her it was important. She magicked away her dark glasses, and flowed off the small couch.

Lili didn’t say anything as the cat followed her into the room. Lili closed the door behind them. She was glad to see that Deisphe had wasted no time getting her new patient moved and set up.

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