Bakula said quietly . She slid off the bowl and walked along the edge of the counter toward my aunt.
I was silent for a few moments and looked outside to the night sky, which had a brightness hovering right below the clouds. I heard Dace and Logan’s voices raise and then fall back down to an almost whisper. I couldn’t fathom how he was able to maintain such composure with everything he just went through. The tincture was almost ready. Turning my attention back to my aunt I began again.
“I’d say that is pretty much our only option with her or any of the high ranking members of the Praedivinus order. It’s not like they’ll all of a sudden redeem themselves. They’re in too deep. Besides, Lara told me they were coming for me. I’d like to be prepared. I’d like to get to them first.”
“They’ll stop at nothing to ensure our demise so I’d say it’d be foolish not to reciprocate the gesture,” Logan belted out from the family room.
I grabbed the poultice that had been soaking in the burn tincture and snapped off an aloe leaf from the plant on the counter.
“And by the way, you weren’t the one kidnapped and almost burned to death.” I leaned over and whispered to my aunt. “It puts things in perspective a little more being trapped in a fiery warehouse.”
She reached up and touched my arm. “No, Triss. You’re right. It’s not the magical world I once knew. ” Her eyes filled with sadness, and she followed me into the family room where Logan was sitting on the couch, with Dace and the other fairies perched on the armrest.
My aunt flipped on the light , and I was shocked to see Logan’s flesh almost completely healed. He flashed me a brilliant smile and dropped his eyes to the bowl I was carrying in.
“You certainly know how to take good care of me.” He beamed.
“You’re a lucky one,” Dace echoed Logan’s praise.
Why was everyone ignoring the fact that this wouldn’t have happened in the first place if it weren’t for me? Trying to focus on the positives, I sat next to Logan and began placing the wet compresses on his arms. I couldn’t go to that place in my mind — not now.
“That’s nice and cooling. Thanks, babe.” He winked at me and a flood of guilt ran through me. I was being thanked for almost getting him killed?
Logan caught my expression and raised a concerned brow at me.
I smiled at him and scrunched my nose up to divert his attention.
“The good news is that Lara thinks you’re both dead. That’s why we brought Troni and Coter over. We want to keep the cover going. If there’s anything you need, these two will get it for you,” Dace said, pointing at the two fairies.
Neither of them looked particularly friendly, but they at least weren’t starin g at us with the predator look in their eyes, and as long as they didn’t show teeth I think I could get to like them.
Bakula flew over to sit next to Dace and placed her tiny hand on his knee. “They’re also here to protect you two while you recover. We can’t chance your safety, especially as these…talents unfold,” she explained.
“We can’t leave the house?” I asked.
Logan shot a look my way meant only for me, and it was hard to not break out laughing.
A weird mixture of relief and excitement channeled through me at the concept of getting to spend a few days with Logan free of interruption. We’ve never had that luxury. Instead of hanging out watching movies and ordering in pizza, we’ve been faced with horrors I didn’t even know existed until several months ago. The thought of possibly getting to steal a few days with him was beyond exhilarating.
“It’ ll be a great time to get our plan of attack set up and share with you what we found out about the covens around the world,” Dace replied excitedly, completely dismantling word by word the fantasy that I had built up in my mind with Logan.
Bakula caught my look and began chuckling. “Oh, dear. I’m sorry about that. It’s not a
I was silent for a few moments and looked outside to the night sky, which had a brightness hovering right below the clouds. I heard Dace and Logan’s voices raise and then fall back down to an almost whisper. I couldn’t fathom how he was able to maintain such composure with everything he just went through. The tincture was almost ready. Turning my attention back to my aunt I began again.
“I’d say that is pretty much our only option with her or any of the high ranking members of the Praedivinus order. It’s not like they’ll all of a sudden redeem themselves. They’re in too deep. Besides, Lara told me they were coming for me. I’d like to be prepared. I’d like to get to them first.”
“They’ll stop at nothing to ensure our demise so I’d say it’d be foolish not to reciprocate the gesture,” Logan belted out from the family room.
I grabbed the poultice that had been soaking in the burn tincture and snapped off an aloe leaf from the plant on the counter.
“And by the way, you weren’t the one kidnapped and almost burned to death.” I leaned over and whispered to my aunt. “It puts things in perspective a little more being trapped in a fiery warehouse.”
She reached up and touched my arm. “No, Triss. You’re right. It’s not the magical world I once knew. ” Her eyes filled with sadness, and she followed me into the family room where Logan was sitting on the couch, with Dace and the other fairies perched on the armrest.
My aunt flipped on the light , and I was shocked to see Logan’s flesh almost completely healed. He flashed me a brilliant smile and dropped his eyes to the bowl I was carrying in.
“You certainly know how to take good care of me.” He beamed.
“You’re a lucky one,” Dace echoed Logan’s praise.
Why was everyone ignoring the fact that this wouldn’t have happened in the first place if it weren’t for me? Trying to focus on the positives, I sat next to Logan and began placing the wet compresses on his arms. I couldn’t go to that place in my mind — not now.
“That’s nice and cooling. Thanks, babe.” He winked at me and a flood of guilt ran through me. I was being thanked for almost getting him killed?
Logan caught my expression and raised a concerned brow at me.
I smiled at him and scrunched my nose up to divert his attention.
“The good news is that Lara thinks you’re both dead. That’s why we brought Troni and Coter over. We want to keep the cover going. If there’s anything you need, these two will get it for you,” Dace said, pointing at the two fairies.
Neither of them looked particularly friendly, but they at least weren’t starin g at us with the predator look in their eyes, and as long as they didn’t show teeth I think I could get to like them.
Bakula flew over to sit next to Dace and placed her tiny hand on his knee. “They’re also here to protect you two while you recover. We can’t chance your safety, especially as these…talents unfold,” she explained.
“We can’t leave the house?” I asked.
Logan shot a look my way meant only for me, and it was hard to not break out laughing.
A weird mixture of relief and excitement channeled through me at the concept of getting to spend a few days with Logan free of interruption. We’ve never had that luxury. Instead of hanging out watching movies and ordering in pizza, we’ve been faced with horrors I didn’t even know existed until several months ago. The thought of possibly getting to steal a few days with him was beyond exhilarating.
“It’ ll be a great time to get our plan of attack set up and share with you what we found out about the covens around the world,” Dace replied excitedly, completely dismantling word by word the fantasy that I had built up in my mind with Logan.
Bakula caught my look and began chuckling. “Oh, dear. I’m sorry about that. It’s not a
Similar Books
