Destiny (Dark Earls Book 2) by Rebecca Cohen

Author:Rebecca Cohen [Cohen, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Nomis couldn’t remember going to bed, yet here he was. The last thing he could recall from the evening before was going to Ralph’s private rooms to have dinner but apart from drinking some blood he didn’t remember eating or leaving. His head had felt woolly for several days but this morning had a different tinge to it, his thoughts even softer and more nebulous than before.

The door to his room opened, a nurse entered carrying a clipboard. “Good, you’re awake. I’m Nurse Teller, we’ve been waiting for you to wake up. Dr Mettle thinks you’d benefit from having breakfast with some of the other residents.”

“He does?”

“Yes, he’s concerned you’re not eating. You fell asleep during dinner three nights ago.”

“Three nights? I’ve been asleep all that time?” He was sure he’d had dinner with Ralph yesterday.

“Your body is healing, it is not something to concern yourself over. Now, let us get ready and you can have a social breakfast. Eating correctly is an important part of your recovery.”

He didn’t feel like he’d been asleep that long, although he was well rested, but not three days’ worth of rest. “I don’t see how eating with others would improve things.”

She made a note on her clipboard. “Studies have shown that in a residential care home setting, patients eating together rather than individually prevents isolation and deterioration of their mental health.”

“Right. I’m not sure I’m up for that just yet. As you said I’ve been asleep for three days. I’ll need to recuperate.”

“Nonsense. You need to get to meet people, allow your mind to be stimulated as well as your body. Do you need help getting dressed?”

Something about her told him she wasn’t going to take no for an answer. “Give me a couple of minutes and I’ll be ready.”

She didn’t move. “I’ll be right here in case of problems. Dr Mettle was concerned you might lose consciousness again since you have been out a few days.”

“That sounds a lot worse than falling asleep,” he said, and he reluctantly got out of bed and saw a pile of clean clothes on his dresser.

“Sometimes it is better to hear soft lies than hard truths.”

It struck him as a strange thing to say but he didn’t want to engage with Nurse Teller more than he had to, her eyes were an odd shade of blue and her features were sharp, her black, bobbed hair not helping. He wasn’t sure what species she was, not human, but then given the clientele he’d have been more surprised if she was. A jolt of static electricity darted across one of his cuffs, making him flinch, but she hadn’t noticed, and wondered if it was his magic having the same uneasy reaction towards her as he did. He dressed, keeping himself as covered as possible as she didn’t turn around but instead busied herself with making notes.

“I’m ready.”

She held out her arm. “Come on then.”

“I don’t need you to steady me. If that changes I’ll let you know.”

She rolled her eyes.

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