Siren's Desire by Devyn Quinn

Author:Devyn Quinn [Devyn Quinn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780451236111
Google: Q-L6tgAACAAJ
Amazon: B006CU9ZOE
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Goodreads: 11267038
Publisher: Signet
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Sitting on the exam table, Mason moaned as the doctor cut away at his wet suit. “Ouch, damn it! That hurts.” Addison and Commander Hawkins stood nearby. Both of them wore expressions etched with worry. He couldn’t be sure, but it seemed Addison’s face was also lined with guilt.

“Sorry,” Dr. Robinson said from behind. “But it looks as though whatever hit you seared your wet suit to your skin. You took a really bad burn. Going to have to be careful this one doesn’t get infected.”

The physician lifted away another patch of burned material. “Shit, it feels as if you’re skinning me alive,” he groused as another patch was discarded onto a stainless steel tray.

“In a way, I am,” Dr. Robinson remarked drily. “Care to tell me how you got it?”

“He was hit by a weapon the Mer call a Ri’kah,” Addison said. “To people it looks like a pretty piece of jewelry looped around the arm, but in the hands of an experienced soldier, it is absolutely deadly, above and below water.”

Robinson shook her head. “I still don’t understand how something like that works.” She indicated Mason’s seared flesh. “The damage extends almost all the way across his back. The burn is at least five inches wide and has taken off the epidermis layer.”

“Basically, it works like a laser beam.”

“How very interesting,” Robinson commented. “From what little I’ve heard about it, the science behind the Mer is amazing.”

Mason wasn’t in the frame of mind to sit through a science lesson. His pride had taken a beating, and he’d had enough of licking his wounds. This was the second time the Mer had bested them in the water. So far they hadn’t made one viable gain. He hated feeling like a loser. “Just patch me up, Doc,” he growled. “I need to be able to get back into the water, ASAP.”

“I wouldn’t recommend that,” Robinson warned. “It’s going to take time to heal, and you’ll have one hell of a scar.”

Addison stepped up. “I think I can help him heal a little faster.”

Mason’s brows rose. “Oh?”

She nodded. “I think I can generate enough energy to help you out.”

“I’d like to see this,” Robinson murmured.

“Me, too,” Hawkins chimed in.

“I’ll need a healing stone.” Addison looked around. “Does anyone have a diamond?”

Robinson held up her left hand. I have a couple of stones in my wedding ring,” she volunteered, sliding the ring off her finger. She handed it over. “They aren’t very big, though.”

Addison smiled. She was struck by how open the doctor was to alternative forms of healing. Not everyone she encountered felt this way. “They’ll do fine. And I won’t hurt it, I promise. I just need the energy inside.”

Mason felt the fine hairs on the back of his neck prickle. He wasn’t sure he liked the idea of being a guinea pig for unknown experimentation. He held up a hand. “Now hold on,” he said. “I’m sure it’s not that bad. Just throw a bandage on it and I’m good to go.

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