Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword) by A.J. Locke

Author:A.J. Locke [Locke, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: witches, Forbidden Love, Paranormal Romance, Black Romance, Urban Fantasy, Slow Burn Romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I barely slept.

There was no way I could relax when I was full of rage at the Temporals. The Auraxa Reiv would be fully aligned on Wednesday, which was two days away. I had to stop them before that.

Sure, I could take my sword and Ashe, bust through their time warp and pockets and start unleashing hell, but they had numbers on their side and we would be overpowered in no time. Not to mention Kinari was there, and I did not want to put her in the crosshairs. They didn’t know I knew what they’d done, and I had to keep it that way.

Depending on if Toji’s great aunt knew anything, I might still have no way of helping Kinari. But no matter what, I was getting her away from the community.

In the morning I felt terrible, but I got a call that Callan was awake and ready to be discharged, so Ashe and I headed out, taking the Jeep. I tried to tell her she didn’t have to accompany me everywhere but quickly shut up after the look she gave me.

She had to wait in the lobby again, though, and I wished her luck with some children I saw eyeing her in fascination.

Staggering relief flooded me when I got to Callan’s room and saw that he really was okay.

A stubborn part of me tried to tell me that I could avoid these scenarios if I didn’t get close to people, but I squashed it. It was beyond time that I allowed myself to be more vulnerable with my feelings. Rather than argue with myself about what Callan meant or didn’t mean to me, I allowed myself to be grateful he was okay.

He sported bandages on his arms like I did, and there were bruises on the side of his head, but he was sitting up talking to a nurse, dressed in his worse-for-the-wear clothes from yesterday. At least they’d been cleaned. I felt bad for not coming back with an overnight bag for him.

He smiled at me and I didn’t even chastise myself for noticing the cute little dimple in his cheek. I smiled back and tuned in to what the nurse was saying, which was that his scans showed that his brain was fine, with no lasting effects. She gave him his sign-out paperwork, and he was free to go.

Once the nurse left the room, I gave him a long hug, careful not to hold him too tightly, since we were both tender in places. The scent of hospital antiseptic was strong, and he wasn’t exactly shower fresh, but I didn’t care. Callan might have been the last person I thought I’d embrace like this, but if there was one thing I’d learned, it was that life was full of surprises and you never knew what would get thrown at you. Our shifting relationship was a good surprise.

I exhaled against him. “I’m so glad you’re okay.” I let go and looked up at him. “You pushed me out of the way.

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