The Witch Doctor Is In by Mindy Klasky & Love Spells

Author:Mindy Klasky & Love Spells [Klasky, Mindy & Spells, Love]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1611387418
Amazon: B07CXJC671
Publisher: Rabbit Hole Press
Published: 2018-06-07T00:00:00+00:00

13

The giants arrived by noon. Even though the elementals ward cleared, most other patients stayed put. Some, of course, had no choice—not every procedure at Empire General was elective.

I stalked the hallways, obsessively tallying the number of occupied beds throughout the hospital. I only forbade myself to enter the vampire ward. A tiny, illogical corner of my mind worried that I’d wake Nick, that the power of my emotions would force him from the safety of his vampire-bound sleep even though the sun was still high in the sky.

Ultimately, I let Becs lure me out of the office. She insisted that I had to eat lunch anyway, and the new security guards had everything under control. I let her reach both of us to a familiar park bench, looking out at the Potomac River in the heart of Georgetown. I couldn’t count the number of times I’d walked down the hill as a med student, seeking a break from intractable classes. Staring out at the slow-flowing water, I could feel my blood pressure return to normal.

Becs dug into her backpack and produced a pair of waxed-paper-wrapped sandwiches. She passed me mine—roast beef and brie on sourdough with a double serving of thin-sliced cucumber, just the way I liked it. I could even forgive the, um, aroma of her egg salad on rye because she took such good care of me.

“This is amazing,” I said, after I’d swallowed the first perfect bite. I couldn’t believe she’d pulled together such fare from Natasha’s kitchen.

“When was the last time you ate?”

“Last night!” I said defensively.

“I meant food,” she said, arching her eyebrows in deliberate provocation.

I blushed, but I said self-righteously, “I meant food, too. I had bacon and eggs and toast!” At her skeptical look, I became fascinated by the crust of my sandwich. “Nick made it for me, when I came back from my walk.”

“I want to know about that walk,” she said. “But first tell me about Nick.”

He’s different from any guy I’ve ever met. He makes me feel safe, even when everything is crazy. He doesn’t care if I’ve lost my powers.

I shrugged. “He’s a guy.”

Becs put her sandwich in her lap. “Here, I’ll make this easier for you. He’s hotter than an ifrit in Phoenix. But you’ve had your pick of hot guys before.”

“Yeah, right.”

“I’m serious,” she insisted. “You could have gone out with half my senior class at the Academy, if you’d ever opened your eyes to see they existed. And you had your pick in college school too. There were even a couple of med students worth a night or two.”

I snorted. “I didn’t exactly have time for a boyfriend then.”

“That’s my point. You didn’t then, and you don’t now. But you seem to have chosen one, all the same. And he’s a vampire.”

“What?” I asked, pretending to be shocked.

Becs didn’t let me off the hook. “Come on, Ash. You know that complicates things. The day/night schedule alone is a killer. What’s going on?”

I shrugged. “I’m just having fun.

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