The Haunting (Immortals) by Robin T. Popp

Author:Robin T. Popp
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781477807965
Published: 2012-10-09T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“Oh no.” Mai rushed over to Jenna, whose body lay below the shattered mirror and had hundreds of tiny shards of glass stuck in it. She was covered in blood, but none of the wounds seemed bad enough to explain why she wasn’t responding.

Mai gingerly felt for a pulse at the woman’s neck and almost collapsed with relief when she felt a beat. “She’s alive. We need to call an ambulance.”

Nick hurried to Jenna’s phone and made the call while Mai lightly held her hand. “It’s okay, Jenna. You’re going to be all right.” Mai had no idea whether it was true, but knew if Jenna could hear her, it was important that she believe it.

“Ambulance is on its way,” Nick said a moment later, coming over to squat next to Mai.

“What the hell is going on here?” Will was staring at what was left of the mirror, looking shocked and distressed. Mai ignored him and watched Nick as he walked around the apartment.

“No signs of an intruder,” he said, returning to her side.

He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and gave it a squeeze. Then he turned to Will. “Why don’t you go down and wait for the ambulance so you can show them up?”

Will turned as if in a daze to look at Nick and then slowly nodded. He cast one last worried glance at the mirror and then left.

“What do you think happened?” Mai asked Nick as soon as Will was out of hearing distance.

“I don’t know. We’ll have to wait until she wakes up and can tell us.”

To Mai, it felt as if the ambulance took forever to arrive, but then the next couple of hours passed in a rapid blur. She and Nick followed the ambulance to the hospital and answered as many questions as they could. Then they spent another hour in the waiting room before having a chance to talk to the doctor. It had been a short conversation.

“We don’t know what’s wrong with her,” the doctor had said. “She has cuts that are obviously from the mirror, but otherwise she’s fine physically. No evidence of head trauma or anything else. No reason why she shouldn’t be awake—and yet she’s not. We’ll run tests and see what we find. I realize you’re not family, but if there’s anything more you can tell me about her, that would help—is she a shape-shifter? Wood nymph? Witch? Is there any reason to believe her condition is the result of a magic spell?”

Mai exchanged looks with Nick before shaking her head. “I don’t know.”

He nodded. “That’s okay. I’ll have a magic specialist take a look at her just to be safe. Based on what you’ve told me about her sister, though, I wouldn’t be surprised if the problem is psychological. Unable to deal with the loss, she may have simply retreated into herself. We’ll do everything we can for her. In the meantime, you might as well go home. I can call you if there’s a change in her condition.

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