Doctor Enchanted: Revenge of the Bears by Juniper Hart

Author:Juniper Hart [Hart, Juniper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-11T16:00:00+00:00

8

They lay awake until dawn, making love and talking. Graham told Kate things he had never discussed with anyone.

“Tell me about your family,” she said, nibbling heartily on a piece of pizza, her dark eyes fixed on him with undiluted interest. She had already eaten four slices and was not showing any signs of stopping. Graham was impressed by her ability to put away so much food in such a small figure.

My God, she probably hasn’t eaten properly in months. I must ensure she starts taking care of herself, Graham vowed to himself. Someone has to.

“Do you have siblings?” Kate asked, wiping her mouth.

“Two,” he answered. “A brother and a sister. I am the oldest and the leader of my pack. You?”

“No.” He stared at her, surprised by her flat answer, and he suspected there was more to the story than a simple “no”. He waited as a faraway look overtook her face. His patience was rewarded after a long moment of silence. “I had an older sister. Her name was Veronica.”

Empathy filled Graham as he realized her sister must have been exiled.

“What happened?” he asked softly, studying her soft, pained features.

“She died when we were still children. I was eight. She was eleven.”

Shock overtook his compassion. He had not been expecting that answer.

“From what?” he demanded, even though he knew there were only two ways to kill a fairy: lava and demon bites. What were the chances that a small child had chanced upon either?

A grimace passed over Kate’s face, and he was suddenly concerned he was pushing her. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to pry. If it’s too—”

“No, no,” she assured him. “It’s still hard to talk about. I don’t know why. I mean, it happened centuries ago, but Veronica’s death… I still can’t reconcile how or why it happened.”

Graham waited for her to collect her thoughts, his eyes locked on the pain on her face.

“Was it a demon?” he asked, suddenly understanding her worry about the patient under Dr. Brummer’s car.

“Yes,” Kate replied quickly. “It was. I still can’t believe I was there to witness it when it happened.”

“What did happen?” Graham pressed gently. Kate refocused her stare onto Graham’s face, a strange smirk appearing on her lips.

“You spoke of Helios earlier, so I imagine you’ll understand this,” she sighed.

“What did he do?”

She shook her head quickly. “No, it wasn’t Helios—at least, not directly. This demon, his name was Vaughan.”

“He was Helios’ sidekick,” Graham recalled. “Half-formed and vile creature, cast out of the Enchanted even before Helios went mad.”

“He is all those things,” Kate agreed. “Just as vindictive as Helios, particularly in those days. Helios had bigger numbers then, an army who still supported him. Of the hundred demons in worldly existence, it was said that ten of them believed in Helios’ cause.”

“I remember,” Graham said slowly, still not understanding why Vaughan or Helios would go after a helpless fairy child.

“They wreaked havoc for half a century, seeking out all those who sought to help Alaric Aldwin in the creation of the sword and killing Carina.

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