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“Oh, dear” She visually inspected the led hand

Jade didn’t have to view the appendage to kno disastrous the sight was In addition to feeling it, she could see the evidence of the dae in the vampire’s eyes And in Davian’s

“Please,” she pleaded with him “Compound fractures won’t heal properly unless they’re in place Just do it”

“Shall I clean the wound first?” Sheena asked

“No,” Davian was quick to stop her, though he didn’t explain Jade’s need to absorb the blood to help the process along

“If I can make this work,” Jade said, “I’ll heal before I bleed to death”

Looking befuddled, Sheena slipped to the side Davian took the spot she’d vacated He stared into Jade’s eyes, though she felt as though hers rolled in the sockets She had difficulty focusing on him

He said, “You told me you have to be able to rise above the pain in order to repair yourself”

The vaasped “A human who can heal as we do?”

Davian nodded “She’s gifted But,” he added as his gaze returned to Jade, “when I do this, you ress”

“She needs a pain reliever,” Sheena suggested

“And we have none,” he hissed, his tension getting the best of him “Since we have no need”

“Not true” Sheena moved away, only to reappear in a lass of tawny liquid “Scotch frohness’s private stock Guaranteed to soothe He’s been self- of late I’ve seen the positive effects”

“Thanks, Sheena,” he all but growled

Soht for invading my dream”