djinn wars 03 - fallen by pope christine

Author:pope, christine [pope, christine]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
Published: 2015-07-12T06:21:39+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Miguel brought the soup himself, and seemed a little astonished at how quickly Julia had recovered. “You should sleep for real after you eat,” he told her in stern tones. “I don’t want you to overdo things.”

“No worries,” she replied. “I think I’ll probably sleep for a week or two after this.”

That seemed to satisfy him, and he left the hotel room soon afterward. Almost as if they’d decided to take turns, Lauren came in only a minute or so later, bringing with her a little care package of a new toothbrush and some toothpaste, and a comb and a brush.

“And if you need anything else, be sure to let me know,” she said, flashing the two of us a smile before she went back out again.

“Is she always so cheerful?” Julia asked.

“Basically, yes,” I replied.

“Impressive.”

But I could tell she was getting tired; her head was drooping to one side, and she kept blinking. It was time for me to go.

“Rest now, okay?” I said quietly. “You’re safe here.”

Julia didn’t even answer, but gave a bob of her head that might have been a nod. I took the water glass from the nightstand and refilled it, then set it down next to her. That way it would be there if she woke up in the middle of the night and was thirsty.

After that, I banked the fire and turned off all the lights, except the small one on the dresser. I didn’t want to her to feel completely disoriented at being in a strange place if she ended up not sleeping through the night. Finally, I slipped out and shut the door behind me.

Jace, I called out.

Beloved. Is everything all right? I was beginning to worry.

We’re both fine. Julia woke up and wanted to talk, and then Miguel brought her some soup. She’s sleeping now. I hesitated, then added, Can we eat alone in our rooms tonight? I don’t really feel like being around people right now.

I left it at that, but he seemed to understand that Julia’s story had rattled me, because he said, Of course. I’ve already walked Dutchie, so I’ll go to the dining room and pick up some food. You go back to the suite and rest.

That sounded like a fabulous idea, so I did as I was told and headed back to our rooms, glad that everyone else seemed to be at dinner, and so I wouldn’t be forced to answer questions about Julia and her condition. Maybe the truth would come out at some point, but I really didn’t want to be the one to be spreading her story all over the place.

Dutchie was curled up by the fireplace and gave me a tail thump as I entered the suite, but otherwise she didn’t seem too inclined to move from her comfortable position. I leaned down and patted her on the head, then added another log to the fire to keep things going.

Perfect timing, as Jace came in just a minute or two later, pushing a room service cart ahead of him.

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