Broken: Hidden Book Two by Vanderlinden Colleen

Author:Vanderlinden, Colleen [Vanderlinden, Colleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: paranormal romance
Publisher: Building Block Studios, LLC
Published: 2013-12-13T08:00:00+00:00

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I was healing Brennan’s sores again when I felt a presence enter the room, looked up to see my prayers answered. A god. Clearly. He was kindly looking, with a long white beard and a shock of curly white hair that trailed down the back of his light blue robes. He carried a cracked, ancient-looking leather bag in his hands. In every way that Hades had been terrifying, this being was comforting.

I stood up, bowed to the being. He was insanely powerful. His power was different from mine. Warmer, brighter.

“Mollis. It is a pleasure, my dear. I wish we could have met under different circumstances. I am Asclepias, and I have come at Hades’ request.”

“Likewise,” I said, taking his hand in mine and shaking it. “There are no words to express my gratitude.” His skin was warm, almost hot, against mine. “You’re not of the Nether,” I said.

He smiled. “No. I am from the Aether. I am a friend to you, Fury.”

I nodded. “Can you fix him?” I asked, and I hated how childish, how vulnerable I sounded.

“Let’s have a look, shall we?” he said, and I stood aside and he approached the bed. He uncovered Brennan, started running his hands over Brennan’s body, specifically his chest, and I heard a low hum coming from the god.

As he did it, I felt Eunomia enter the room again. “Well done, demon girl,” she murmured. She stood next to me and took my hand. “Your aunts are tracking down the Nosoi,” she said quietly as we watched Asclepias check Brennan over. “Your mother is at the gateway. There is another disturbance there. A group got through and slayed the guards we had there. The other guards managed to fight them back, but there are at least three demons roaming your city.”

I shook my head. Knew I should go hunt them down before they could hurt anyone. Eunomia seemed to read what I was thinking. “Stay. That demon you showed mercy to? Levitt. He is hunting them. He’s been keeping an eye on the area as well.”

I breathed a sigh of relief, nodded. I really should check in and see if Levitt needed anything. I made a mental note of it. Later.

Brennan woke after Asclepias had been working at him for a few minutes, and I could hear him softly conversing with the god. After a while, Asclepias nodded. Then he turned to me. “You’ll want to get a basin of some kind, my dear. This is going to be messy.”

I went down to the kitchen and grabbed the small garbage can we used for recyclables, and brought it back into the room. Asclepias was running his hands over Brennan’s back. Bren was sitting upright in bed, legs over the side of the mattress, eyes closed. I could feel the power emanating from Asclepias, and I bowed my head in wonder and gratitude.

“Give him the basin,” Asclepias murmured, still focusing.

I handed Brennan the garbage pail, and he took it, eyes still closed.

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