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He sighed “I don’t doubt you I just don’t want to push you past your coe”

“Hmm We’ll see about that”

The redhead flashed ahead of them, so quick it made Jade’s eyes cross She threw open a set of double doors and they entered a bedrooently on the hu the cloak around her

Sheena disappeared into a sunken area with aaway from her for only a few ht and warmed her

Returning to her side and sitting carefully on the edge of the mattress, he asked, “What can I do to help?”

Through clenched teeth as she tried to keep the pain froed to say, “Set the bones”

He blew out a harsh breath and his eyes burned with his own agony “That’ll hurt like hell”

“Yes,” she said, her tone strained “But I can’t do it on ht now to inflict more I need you to do it”

He juside the bed Sheena returned, placing a bowl of water and towels on the nightstand Then she pulled back the cloak

“Oh dear” She visually inspected the led hand

Jade didn’t have to see 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 Darien’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,”

Darien was quick to ward her off, though he didn’t explain Jade’s need to absorb the blood to help the process along