Kept by Shawntelle Madison

Author:Shawntelle Madison [Madison, Shawntelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
ISBN: 9780345529176
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2012-11-27T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I woke up to the worst hangover I’d ever had in my life. Mind you, I’ve only been drunk once. At most, like anyone who drank wine on occasion, I’d experienced a light buzz. But this was insane.

Every inch of my skull throbbed. Especially when my head moved forward.

“Don’t move,” a voice whispered.

I squirmed slightly and then winced when my shoulder protested. I was lying in the backseat of a car. A rental, if my nose was correct.

Rentals should always have that lovely clean car smell. Until I’d rented that SUV with Thorn in Atlantic City, I’d yet to meet a rental car I didn’t adore. But that wasn’t what I should be focusing on right now. How the hell had I gone from the middle of a life-and-death situation to feeling like utter bottom-of-the-pan-burnt-on-couldn’t-be-scraped-off crap?

“What time is it?” Even my voice sounded jacked-up. It had that kind-of-gravelly sound of a person who had a sore throat. My fingers brushed against my face. Even that action made the world flip upside down, and I wanted to purge my already empty stomach.

From the front seat, Nick said, “It’s about two. You’ve been sleeping for a while.”

I blinked a few times. I never slept in. That was unusual—unless I’d been hurt badly.

“What happened? Is everyone okay?”

I shifted my head to look at the opposite seat, but the movement made me nearly black out. The pain was that bad.

“I told you not to move.”

“I won’t if you tell me what happened,” I grated.

Slowly, I felt around to make sure I wasn’t missing any body parts. I counted all my limbs and fingers. Everything was accounted for. So why did I feel like I’d been tackled by every NFL team in existence?

“Heidi and Abby are okay. They got out of it just fine. The fairies and some big guy protected them from the wolves.”

I wanted to nod, but I’d learned my lesson the first time the pain came.

“Who was that guy?” He wasn’t someone a person could easily forget.

“I don’t know, but I sensed he came from the sea, like Heidi.”

I rested for a few minutes, and then spoke again. “What happened after that?”

Nick replied, “Well, you and I didn’t fare as well. The Jackson pack’s short several members today, but the ones who came for us hit us pretty hard.”

“How are you holding up?” I managed to ask.

“With spells. I’m also forcing my eyes open with imaginary toothpicks.”

“Why aren’t we in a hotel right now, imitating a rock formation?” With nice, very clean sheets for me to lose myself within.

“You were in pretty bad shape. And I didn’t want you in their territory in case they had other ideas.” He sighed. “I fended off our attackers, but you collapsed in the process. Not long after, I regrouped with the fairies, along with Heidi and Abby.”

Memories bounced around my head. “I think I saw the child fairy again. But all I remember is her voice.”

“She came to us and her people guided us through the forest.

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