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She did as he asked Davian tried to lock his gaze with hers, but she was obviously having difficulty seeing hi her body

“I’liness” She licked dry lips and then added, “It’s okay I had some happy times”

Fat drops slid down her bloodied cheeks Davian’s heart wrenched She was a ony And there was nothing he could do for her? He was the king, for fuck’s sake And he couldn’t do anything to save her?

He stared at her a ht clicked in his brain

“The necklace Jade, where is it?”

A far-off look flitted in her eyes “I had it on earlier”

“It’s not around your neck now” He needed it in order to ift this very e

“I’m sorry,” she said on a broken breath “I must’ve lost it in the woods when the wraith had me”

His eyes squeezed shut Daet her to the cottage where it arm and safe Then convince her to heal herself But he wanted her to start with her head, so she could think ently

“Just stay with ive up”

“It’s too much”

“You’re still alive Still conscious You need to focus Think about the cut right here” He gently brushed his finger along the edge of the wound She winced “It stings, doesn’t it? You can feel exactly where it hurts, right?”

“Yes Now I can”

He lightly touched the laceration again and this seeister the precise spot

“Keep at it,” he said in an encouraging voice