Love Cursed by Leisl Leighton

Author:Leisl Leighton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Permien Press

Chapter

Ten

Power crackled in the air as Bastien twisted and jerked, his body breaking and reshaping one bone, one ligament at a time. It had taken him completely by surprise and he couldn’t hold back the scream that tore out of his mouth. All he could be thankful for was that Jules had managed to get out of the room. He only hoped she’d made it further, because, given he wasn’t in the shielding of his changing booth, the magic of the spell would hurt her if she wasn’t at least outside.

The door banged open, crashing against the plaster with a loud crack. Then hands were on him – Tamuel. “Where … Jules,” he managed to say.

“Safe.” The cupid picked him up and carried him down the hall to his booth, shutting the door. It closed with a whoosh and a pop as the magical shield that kept the power of the spell inside the booth, automatically fell into place. Violetta’s spellwork was quite ingenious.

“Thank you,” he mouthed to his friend as he stood outside the booth, arms crossed, worry deep lines on his face.

Then all thought departed as his lungs, ribs and spine twisted and reshaped and then everything was lost in the agony of the change.

An endless time later, he rolled over and groaned, the sound coming out as a squashed meow. Everything hurt, more than he’d ever remembered it hurting after a change.

It had worsened every night since Jules had found out about the curse. And his time as a human was now down to seven hours.

This was not good.

His stomach groaned and gurgled as the scent of bacon wafted under his nose and he realised just how hungry he was. And thirsty. His tongue felt like a dried leaf stuck to the roof of his mouth.

He pushed upright gingerly, surprised to realise he was on the bed. Jules must have put him here after his change was complete and the shield that protected her had disabled itself. She always saw to his comfort. She’d also placed a bowl of water on the bedside table right next to him.

As he drank his fill, he slowly became aware of the light in the room. Light not from the bulb above him but shining through the window.

Hells. How long had he been out? He needed to find Jules and the others.

He jumped down and padded across to the door, glad it had been left ajar. He slipped out into the hallway, picked up Jules’s scent – vanilla and cinnamon – and followed it down the stairs, past the lounge, through the kitchen and out into the private walled courtyard. Her scent angled towards the ivy-covered arches that led to the little garden area.

Typical she’d be out here, even with how cold it was. She loved spending time outdoors, seeking the sun and light whenever she took a break from her work in the library. She and Lianna shared that in common.

He winced at the lash of pain that was punishment for that thought, shook his head, and continued through the archway.

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