The Devil's Own by K A Fox

Author:K A Fox [Fox, K A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947392496
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Published: 2019-04-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty·Two

I awoke in my own bed. My left arm was wrapped in bandages and it ached when I tried to lift it. I struggled upright and saw Moose laying at my feet, blankets scratched up into a bed. Even back in his smaller form, his heat permeated the covers and I smiled at the simple comfort his presence gave me. He lifted his head at my movement and whined a little, then crawled on his belly until he was beside me and I was able to lay my undamaged hand on his head. We both slept that way for a little while longer, soothing each other as best we could.

When I woke a second time, Moose was gone and Cal had taken his place, sitting on the mattress next to me and checking my pulse. Seeing my open eyes, he offered me a drink of the cold water he’d brought in with him. I swallowed it down, recognizing the soreness in my throat as evidence of how long I’d screamed. I drank the whole glass and he set it back down before he said anything at all.

“You’re even more of a fighter than I thought. You gave all of us a tough time last night.”

I watched him, seeing the tension in his shoulders and the tightness of his jaw. His eyes were tired, and pieces of his hair stuck up at odd angles, making me think he’d run his fingers through it over and over. His hands were gentle as he checked my wound, unwinding the bandages until my skin was bare. He held my arm tenderly, carefully turning it from side to side. I could see the thick, twisting lines of scars that hadn’t been there before. Skin that should have been torn apart and gaping open had sealed, leaving only the ridged traces as evidence of what had happened.

“How did you do that?” I asked him, breathless at the thought of what he’d somehow forced my body to do in a matter of hours.

He shrugged, like it wasn’t all that extraordinary. “Battlefield healing. You needed it. Definitely wasn’t easy but we got the job done.”

“It hurt. A lot.”

“I know. I’m sorry for that but there was no way to make it easier. Anything else wouldn’t have acted fast enough. It was the only way.”

He winced as his fingers feathered over the scars. Watching him, I could see he hadn’t wanted to cause me pain. But knowing him as I did by now, I also knew he’d do it again without question if required. I was just as determined to never need that again in the future.

“You should teach me how do this.” I tried a grin. “I want to be able to repay this favor in the future, you know.”

He seemed to relax at the teasing note in my voice. “It was silver nitrate. Specially prepared, fast acting amplified with some magic. I pushed it even further with some of my energy, shoved that into you every chance I got.

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