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He tried to take solace in that stateister

What about the humans who had experienced those comforts? What about medical equip for someone like Jade—or her friend Michael—at a time such as this?

Obviously, Davian could drive his Instead, he said, “Back to sleep”

“Okay But…keep talking Please Even if you’re just reading to ”

After retrieving Alice in Wonderland froain She was soundly out, but he did as she asked Would do anything she asked of hi her to end her existence prematurely

Several days passed, with Sheena joining the convalescence effort She served Jade water and broth when she ake Then Davian carried Jade

to a cool bath to relieve so of her burns, which she hadn’t yet been able to heal—and they didn’t see on their own

The doctor advised him not to disturb the blisters or peel the dead skin away, reiterating the layer beneath would be too vulnerable to infection Unfortunately, it was difficult trying to keep her back cool and the rest of her warm

Davian reh And Sheena was no less supportive Soht with emotion He went, not because he’d ever taken orders from anyone other than his father, but because he kneas best for his own sanity Sheena never wavered in occupying the chair next to Jade’s bed, reading to her as he’d done

A week after the attack, Jade’s pulse was strong and steady, satisfactory to Schaeffer Her stitches had dissolved into her skin before the physician had even had the chance to remove them and there wasn’t a trace of a scar The cuts on her face and arms had also disappeared, and her cracked rib seeed, because it didn’t heal at the accelerated rate

In fact, both Schaeffer and Davian noted the injury seemed barely to heal at all The doctor eventually cut away the skin from the popped blisters, but the raw layer beneath continued to bleed He gave Davian a heavy antibiotic cream to slather on her skin, now that Jade was able to lie on her stomach

Another ent by Davian stretched alongside her on the bed one afternoon Sheena always returned to the castle before dawn and then cae after dusk, usually with a fresh set of sheets and another clean comforter for Jade

The house was quiet, save for Jade’s breathing and the crackle of the fire He’d finished Alice in Wonderland and three other books Lisette had sent over with one of the slayers, since they’d inforers Jade needed to recover without interruptions

Davian could only iitated that made Michael Were he in the other man’s shoes, he’d be desperate to see her He could eh he didn’t want anyone to become suspicious of her demi-demon abilities

“Your back is finally looking better” He was able to put aloe on it now, since the threat of infection had lessened