Academy of Magic (Dragon's Gift: The Valkyrie Book 2) by Linsey Hall

Author:Linsey Hall [Hall, Linsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781942085195
Publisher: Bonnie Doon Press
Published: 2017-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

I looked over. An old man stood in the doorway, his gaze riveted on me. Not to the giant naked god who was holding me—but on me.

“Alateivia,” he murmured, shaking his head. He made a symbol with his hands—something like making the sign of the cross, but a Fae version, I assumed. Then backed out of the room.

“What the hell?” I scrambled away from Cade and stood.

He sank back into the water, concealing himself. “You healed me.”

“Did I?” I thought I had, but honestly, this whole thing was a mind scrambler.

“You did. I feel totally better.” Awe lightened his features.

Emrys hurried into the room, his face creased with confusion and a tray of sandwiches in his hands. “What happened? Grandfather said he’d seen a ghost and went to his room.”

“I have no idea,” I said. “Can I speak to him?”

I wanted to know why he’d said Alateivia. What did that mean? Had he been talking to me?

“He’ll have returned to his trance,” Emrys said. “He spends most of his time in meditation. Once he’s in that state, he can’t be woken.”

Crap. “Do you know why he would have said Alateivia?”

Emrys shook his head. “No idea.” His gaze moved to Cade. “You look a lot better, man.”

Cade nodded but didn’t say anything about me healing him. I kept my mouth shut, too. I didn’t know what the hell was happening to my new magic, but I wasn’t about to share it around.

As soon as we returned to the Protectorate, I was going straight to the library to look up Alateivia. And Rán. And Njord. I needed answers—and I needed them now.

Exhaustion hit me, making me sway. Actually, what I needed now was a shower and a nap. Using up all my magic to heal Cade had left me wobbly.

“We’ve got a spare room you can sleep in,” Emrys said. “Just one bed, though.”

He looked a bit sad, as if realizing his dream of picking me up was fading. Ah, well. There were more girls where I came from.

“I’ll see you in the morning,” Emrys said. “We can talk about why you’re here then.”

“Thanks,” I said. “Do you mind if I shower?”

“All yours. Room is the one at the end of the hall on the left.”

“Thank you.” And boy, did I mean it. “Without you, we’d be screwed.”

He nodded, then put the sandwiches on the counter near the door. “Here’s some food if you want it. Night.”

“Thank you,” Cade said.

I turned to face the wall, away from Cade. “I’ll give you a few minutes.”

“Thanks.” The water splashed, and this time, since he was healthy again, I could really imagine what he looked like without feeling guilty. Tall and muscled and naked.

I squeezed my eyes shut and pinched the bridge of my nose. I really needed to get a hold of myself.

We worked together, for fate’s sake. Like, really worked together—on cases and everything.

Total conflict of interest, just like he’d said.

“I’m out,” he said.

I just nodded, trying to get my breathing under control.

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