Vengeance: A Knight World Novel (Fireborn Wolves Book 3) by Genevieve Jack

Author:Genevieve Jack [Jack, Genevieve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781940675299
Publisher: Carpe Luna Publishing
Published: 2017-04-24T18:30:00+00:00

By the time Silas arrived in Carlton City with Polina, the others had transported Nickelova to the hospital. Grateful had her in isolation, hooked up to so many wires and tubes Silas wouldn’t have recognized her if he hadn’t known who she was.

“It doesn’t even look like her,” he said.

“It’s her.” Grateful hooked her finger inside the cuff of one of her rubber gloves and stripped both from her hands. “I’m disappointed Bojingles Fae Hospital wouldn’t take her. The woman doesn’t have a heartbeat. You have no idea the steps I had to take to keep her identity a secret.”

“Can I interrogate her?”

“You can try, but keep in mind, she’s fragile. I’ve got magic and medicine propping her up. I’m not at all sure she’ll live through this.”

He quirked an eyebrow. “She could still die? You’ve got her pumped full of everything under the sun, and we still might lose her?”

“She put her mortal body in a magically induced coma meant for a supernatural creature. With no food or water, her body has fed on itself and the remains of magic in the dragon scale these last months. My guess is, she wouldn’t have lasted long if you hadn’t woken her up. It’s touch and go.”

“I have questions, and she’s the only one with the answers.”

Grateful sighed. “She’s refusing to eat.”

“What? Why?”

“Says she’d rather be dead than help you.”

“Fan-fucking-tastic.”

“But she’s conscious and alive now. I’d make the most of it.” Grateful patted his shoulder supportively. “Who knows how long she’ll be with us.” With a nod, she padded down the hall to her next patient.

Adjusting his backpack, Silas stepped into the sterile scent and incessant beeping of Nickelova’s room. Only in Holocaust movies had he seen a body as emaciated as hers. Death pressed up against her like a lover. A full tray of hospital food sat untouched on her bedside table—beef stew, Jell-O, a dinner roll, the works. It smelled appetizing enough. A bag of phosphorescent fluids dripped into an IV in her arm.

“I made the same mistake with Alex,” she said, unprompted. “It’s why he wasn’t healing, despite the fire lily juice and the magic of my presence. I never fed him. Your humanlike constitution makes you vulnerable to hunger. Now I’m vulnerable too.”

“Where is Alex?”

She snorted softly. “I have no idea.”

“You must be able to sense when he uses your amulet.”

“I could if he was using it. He’s not. I haven’t felt the ripple of the amulet’s use in some time. Of course, I’m weaker without my heart. If you gave it back to me, I might be able to help you.”

“Find him first, and then we’ll talk about your heart.”

“I have no magic without it. I had one dragon scale, and I used all of its magic to preserve myself. I am useless to you now.” She turned her head away.

“I highly doubt that.” He strode to the end of the bed. “My sister was stabbed by someone who looked exactly like you. How is that possible? Do you have a twin?”

“No.

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