Medicine Man by Saffron A. Kent

Author:Saffron A. Kent [A. Kent, Saffron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Saffron A Kent Books
Published: 2018-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Days spent on the Inside = 35

Days left to spend on the Inside = 7

Days in which to woo the ice king = 7

I’m going to woo Simon Blackwood.

Yes. I’m going to woo the ice king. Me, the snow princess.

I smile, staring at the ceiling in the early hours of the morning. Who said only kings can woo? A princess can woo a king, too.

I’m going to woo my king. Well, because he won’t do it himself. Something is holding him hostage. A demon or a dragon. Something that runs in his veins right alongside his blood, like my illness runs in mine. Only his demon isn’t a diagnosis.

So I’m going to slay it, whatever it is. I’m determined.

And happy.

The thing is that I hardly ever wake up with this much energy. This will to smile.

Knock, knock, knock.

I stop smiling and look at the wall. Flimsy and thin. The wall that carries all the sounds across.

“Hey,” I say, turning on my side, watching the white plaster with apprehension.

“Hey.” Renn’s voice floats through.

Okay, so I know that what happened last night was risky as hell. I know that. Those fifty-six minutes between hourly checks weren’t foolproof. Anyone could’ve walked in. Anyone could have walked down the hallway, taken a peek through the small window of my room and would’ve found Simon and me, rubbing up against each other.

I know that. I know we got lucky.

I also know that the wall separating me from my neighbor is thin, wooden. As in, so thin and wooden that even whispers carry across. Thank God I’ve got the corner room with the stairs on the other side, so I only have one neighbor to contend with. And even though it was raining and storming last night, there’s every chance Renn has heard something.

But she would never say anything. I’ve only known her for thirty-five days and still, I know it. I know she’s my BFF. And when I leave here in seven days, I’ll take all these memories and friendships with me.

“Sleep well last night?” she asks casually.

Even so, I’m a little apprehensive. Not of the fact that she might tell someone but of the fact that she might think less of me.

I clear my throat. “Yes. You?”

“Pretty amazing.” She turns on her side, as evident by the rustling. “So it was crazy last night, wasn’t it? With the rain.”

My heart’s racing now. God, I can’t tell from her voice what she’s thinking.

Please don’t let her judge me.

“Yes. Super crazy.” I grimace in the quiet.

“So?”

“So…”

“Are you really gonna make me say it?”

“Say what?”

“Willow.”

“Renn.”

She growls. “Jesus. I know, okay? I heard. And if you think that I didn’t, then you’re stupider than I thought.”

“Hey, there’s no need to be rude.”

I hear a huff. “Fine. I’m sorry. But what the hell were you thinking, Willow?”

“I… don’t… I wasn’t planning on it.”

“I can’t believe it happened. Anyone, and I mean any of the night shift nurses, could’ve walked in on you.”

“I know.” I clutch the blanket and hide my face under it before mumbling, “I can’t believe it happened, either.

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