Astrid Cooper - Monsters InK 1 - Christmas Creek by Astrid Cooper

Author:Astrid Cooper [Cooper, Astrid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

S

everin started awake, something cold stinging his arm. He swiped at it, only to have his hand intercepted and flung back. He opened his eyes and saw Will sitting on the side of the bed, a wad of cotton and a bottle of clear liquid in his hand. He wiped Sev’s arm with more of the stuff. He caught the scent of tea tree and bit back another cry as the antiseptic flooded his wounds.

“You ought to see a doctor,” Will said, not meeting Sev’s gaze, his focus on the task in hand. “But then that’d be out of the question, wouldn’t it? When I took your pulse, it was really low. So, I found your heart, except it isn’t in the right place. Just what are you? A little green man?”

“William…”

“Don’t William me! I saw what I saw. I wish to God I hadn’t, but that’s the fuck isn’t it?” He stood up and stared down at Sev.

Severin glanced at his arm. The vampire had shredded flesh, almost to the bone. He placed his good hand over the wound and concentrated. There was just enough magic to heal the cracked rib and shredded flesh. He’d be as weak as a kitten after the healing.

His palm warmed, before his hand was encased in glowing blue light. He channelled it into the flesh, joining skin and bones, staunching blood.

All the while Will was silent, staring. A few minutes later and Sev’s arm was as good as new. It itched, but that was the legacy of the magic. Always that Gods-awful itch.

“You need a tetanus shot. Those claws were rancid.”

“You can’t catch anything off a vampire, except a lethal case of anaemia.” Humour seemed so out of place in the gravity of the moment, but what else could he say? Will had seen… And the law was simple. No human was allowed to know of the existence of wizards, or vampires. If they did, the human had to die. Allowing anyone outside of Sanctuary that knowledge was a terrible risk. A risk the Council would not countenance. Will had to die. That was the law. Damn the law. Maybe he could cast a forget spell on the human? He lifted his gaze to William.

Will shrugged off Severin’s mental touch as if he was swatting an insect. His magic faded, leaving him sick and tired, so deathly tired.

“I have to sleep.”

“Right.” Will pulled up a chair and slumped into it. “I’ll stay here. Is that thing gonna come back? What do I do if it does?”

“You can’t fight a fang…”

“The hell I can’t!”

“He won’t come back. The spell-frying I gave him will make him think twice about attacking me, or you, again.”

Will’s gaze was dark. Pain and fear lurked in those tawny eyes. Sev had hoped never to see such in his eyes. He tried to sit up and fell back with a groan against the silk coverlet.

“You’d better rest. I want answers. I’ll stick around ‘til then.”

Severin woke, languidly. His moment of peace was shortlived as he remembered.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.