Fairy and Impartial by Meghan Maslow
Author:Meghan Maslow [Maslow, Meghan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Gay / Lesbian / LGBT
Amazon: B09FZZMKWJ
Goodreads: 58984427
Published: 2021-09-29T22:00:00+00:00
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Quinn and I approached Healthstone Central Hospital. It looked like a gingerbread house; brown walls with white trim around the windows and a slanted roof, also trimmed in white. It didnât smell like a gingerbread house, though. Mist melon. Rotten ones. Like the whole place had been slathered in it. Sweet to the point of cloying. I had to breathe through my mouth to make it bearable. Quinn seemed to be having a similar problem, though his sense of smell wasnât even close to mine.
If what Win said was true, the victim had to be here. We just needed to figure out who and where they were being kept. And how we knew them. Because I could all but guarantee we did.
Quinn looked tense, his nerves strung too tight.
âWhatâs up, wizard?â Heâd been shielding his thoughts since Leo left. âYou donât think Bill did it?â
âWhat? No. Iâm mulling things over. Iâm still so angry and hurt, yet Iâm pissed off that somebodyâs trying to frame him. Do you think itâs him theyâre after, or us?â
âWe have to assume itâs our clan. That way we take precautions for all of us. Including Zak.â
Quinn nodded. âIâm worried about him. He doesnât have his magic yet and he doesnât realize how much your station in the Elder and our clan protect him. Heâs an easy target.â
âI wouldnât worry too much, wizard. With Bill stuck at home, Zak will stay close.â
âUgh, I canât wait for him to get over this crush.â Quinn ran a careless hand through his hair, making it stick up. I should probably tell him, but it was too cute, and I liked him disheveled.
As we entered and headed for to the reception desk, I said, âHave you considered, it may be the real deal?â
âHeâs seventeen and horny. Billâs a powerful creature. Even if Zak has deeper feelings, heâs still very young and will find someone whoâs a better match for him. Billâs too wild for what Zak needs.â
Funny to say, since in a relationship Bill was the biggest romantic sap around. However, Quinn made a valid point. Bill wasnât good for anyone currentlyâespecially himselfâand Zak would likely move on. I turned and gave the willowy, middle-aged dryad behind the desk my best sad eyes.
Her face remained stoic, her green leaf-like hair shot through with yellow and her skin just beginning to resemble tree bark. She placed her veiny hands flat on the reception desk and eyed me suspiciously.
âExcuse me, maâam, Iâm hoping you can help me. I have a friend whoâs hurt and brought to this hospital. The EBI said someone had attacked them.â
She looked me up and down, unimpressed.
Great.
âYouâre the first City Council member whoâs stopped by. About time one of you show up.â
Uh . . .
Quinn smiled, covering my lapse. He leaned in, lowered his voice. âYes, we were just alerted. Weâre so upset to hear the news. Which room, and weâll head down to visit.â
Her stern visage cracked slightly, her eyes warming.
âCCM Candlebloom is in Room 734. Sheâs such a dear.
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