Box Set: The Fearless 1-3 by Terry Maggert

Author:Terry Maggert [Terry Maggert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-24T07:00:00+00:00

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Florida

I moved my head with delicacy, rotating it ever so slightly in a side-to-side motion that made the walls spin. My pillow felt like a gravestone, and every motion sent dazzling floaters behind my eyes. Hangover? Flu? We don’t get sick, not in years, and I couldn’t fathom any amount of turpentine making me feel this way, let alone the excellent wine I had shared with Delphine. I took stock of my limbs, which felt leaden, even noticeably sore, and my joints, creaking in a symphony of snaps and pops. I breathed deeply several times, which helped clear my thoughts for an instant. In that clarity I found a confirmation of my suspicions about Delphine, which did nothing for my current state of disarray. Every cell of my carcass protested as I forced myself to sit upright in bed and then placed my feet gingerly on the floor as if the tile was made of lava. My heels even screamed in rebellion at the simple touch. What the fuck was happening? This is even rougher than I suspected, I muttered inwardly. I put my head softly in my palms and rested, elbows to knees as I fought to regulate my breathing. The door opened and I heard rather than saw Risa, and then a small noise of shock told me that Suma was in my room as well.

“Jesus . . .” Suma hissed as I looked up, bleary-eyed and close to vomiting. “Ring, lie back down if you can.” She rushed to the bed and told Risa in a voice like a whip, “My car. Med kit. Now.”

I groaned, and then coughed once hard enough to cause a white sheet of light to sear my eyes, fading to a drizzle of red and grey stars that descended like snowflakes inside my eyelids.

“Ring, stay still. I’m going to wipe your eyes, and you must not move while I do it.” I couldn’t have fought her with an army, so I lay, inert and groaning, while she rummaged through the bag Risa had returned with. I felt something cold burn my face and tried to pull away, but Risa’s hands held me still.

I decided to speak. “What are you doing?” My voice sounded very distant, even in my head. Wally came in at that moment, and I could sense her kneeling near the bed.

“This is becoming a tradition,” I laughed weakly, and felt myself begin to float.

“Open your mouth,” Suma said in a more gentle tone, and I obeyed, knowing that whatever she was doing was the absolute best possible care I could be receiving. I swallowed a small, incredibly bitter pill that began to dissolve almost immediately, leaving a taste of burning leaves and dust in my mouth. It reminded me of a dry October day, and then, like the fall, it was gone.

“Water, please.” I felt a straw, sipped twice, and sensed a loosening somewhere within me. My toes began to warm, and my sinuses opened. Cooler air began to

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