Fray (VLG Series Book 14) by Laurann Dohner

Author:Laurann Dohner [Dohner, Laurann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laurann Dohner
Published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Len jerked awake when the door to the storage room opened, and she sat up, glad to see Fray enter. He only wore sweatpants, and his hair looked wet, as if he’d showered. She threw the blankets off, rising to her feet as he closed the door.

“You’re okay?” She just ran at him and hugged him around his middle.

His body stiffened, and he hissed out. She let him go quickly to study him. It was dim in the room, only a tiny nightlight plugged into an outlet. She reached behind him and flipped on the light.

The overhead ones came on. She gasped, seeing bad bruising on his arms in a few places, some over his ribs, and he had another one on his right cheek. Other than that, she didn’t see any other damage.

“I’m fine. Just a bit sore.”

She moved around to his back and found a bandage someone had placed over his skin, rising from the top of his sweats. She instantly reached for the waist to tug it out enough to glance down where his skin had been covered to see how far it extended. It went to the top of his bare ass cheek. He had a nice butt and wasn’t wearing underwear. Fray spun, grabbing her hands.

“I’m fine, Len. I promise.”

She searched his eyes. He wasn’t wearing his sunglasses, which she was grateful for. His silver eyes held a lot of blue sparks at the moment. “What can I do besides not practically tackle you again? I’m sorry. I didn’t realize you were hurt.”

“I just need a few hours of sleep before I’ll be completely healed.”

“Really?”

“I’m not human, Len.”

She knew that only too well. “What happened to your lower back?”

“Sword strike. My belt and pants took the worst of it, but it slashed through to my skin. I was only lightly shelled to be able to fight better. I will heal fast from it. He missed my wings, though, which is what he aimed for.”

A sword. She let that sink in, but it shouldn’t have been a surprise. Fray carried one. Thinking back, she remembered seeing some of the other Gargoyles sporting some, too. She just had barely noticed them the night at the motel. Then again, she’d been terrified and shocked by it all. Details remained a little sketchy.

“Are you hungry? I can grab you some sandwiches. Gina and I made a few hundred of them. They are in the fridges.”

“I ate and showered. I promised to come sleep with you.” His eyes flashed a lot of darker silver streaks. “That is, if you still want me to. Otherwise, there are sleeping bags piled up out there.”

“I want you here. How is Chaz?”

“He’s banged up too but alive. We managed to take out four of them. That leaves two that we know of. They are guarding their lair, threatening to kill the women they have as hostages. We had to back off.” He sounded pissed. “We’re going after them as soon as my father arrives.

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