*Mila*
Lee gave a sharp and unfriendly look.
I knew he didn’t like talking to people much, especially about anything more personal than dical issues. He’d made it obvious from the start that he didn’t like all that much.
I didn’t know why and I never asked. His personal feelings toward didn’t matter but I knew Lee had the information I needed.
He was a doctor and he was the only one that could give answers about the Blackfire poison. At this point, I just wanted it out of !
Soren kept jumping in to rescue and I was too weak and too inhibited to do things on my own. I wanted to take care of myself and be able to protect Soren... not that he’d need it...
Soren was strong and powerful and I wanted to be more like him. I wanted to be useful to him, especially since he’d helped so much and kept getting injured for it.
Lee had told when he first started treating that the Blackfire poison would dull my senses and my strength. Along with that, it would keep from feeling my wolf and shifting, which ant that I wouldn’t be able to sense my mate.
Now that I was able to shift again and I was feeling drawn toward Soren, I needed to confirm if he was my mate...
Quickly, I shifted my thoughts, worried Lee would be able to read my mind or see what I was thinking on my face.
I couldn’t help it. When he kissed just now... I felt so warm and happy. The way he tasted... how his lips felt... his arms around . Everything felt so good and real. It was like he really wanted to touch and hold . It didn’t feel like a business proposition.
That kiss had been powerful and indulgent. No matter how much I tried not to think about it, I couldn’t stop wondering if Soren was my mate.
“Was there sothing you wanted?” Dr. Lee asked, arching an eyebrow.
I flushed, realizing I’d been keeping him waiting.
“Yes... will Soren really be able to travel tomorrow?” I asked.
“Soren is a strong shifter. His self-healing is a lot faster than most. Now that I’ve given him the right ointnt to kickstart the healing process, he should be doing a lot better tomorrow,” he confird.
“Will it be safe for him to move? I an... just because he is capable doesn’t an it won’t be premature,” I pressed.
“He should be fine. It won’t be a problem. Now, if you don’t have anything else, I’ll–”
He turned to walk away.
“Doctor!” I cried urgently.
Lee looked at and frowned. “Yes?” His voice was slow and annoyed.
I sighed and bowed my head. “I wanted to know if you could tell when the Blackfire poison will leave my system. I’d like to be cured as soon as possible,” I said.
“You’re taking the antidote, aren’t you?” he asked pointedly.
“Yes...”
“Then you will be healed when the course of the antidote is complete,” he inford .
“That’s not... I want to be stronger and faster. I want my senses to be acute and sensitive again. Soren is always protecting but I don’t want to rely on that. Could you please help ?” I asked.
Lee’s eyes widened and he held my pleading gaze. I could tell he was surprised by my request. He sighed and held his hand out.
“Let take a look at your blood,” he said.
Smiling, I held my arm out. He grabbed my wrist and pulled out a knife.
Panic blossod in my chest and I tried to pull my hand away.
Lee smirked and shook his head. “Easy now. Do you want to cause harm? Because that is not my intent. But if you insist on pulling away, I can’t control what happens.”
I suppressed an eye roll and held my hand steady. Lee jabbed the tip of the knife into my finger. It stung like a bee sting and I gasped.
Blood pooled on my finger.
Lee grabbed a glass slide out of his dical bag and put my blood on it. He haphazardly handed a bandaid and turned away as he set up a microscope on a nearby rock.
I bandaged my finger and hovered nearby, watching as Lee put the slide of the blood on his microscope. He glanced at and furrowed his brow before he looked into the microscope.
Bouncing on the balls of my feet, I waited for his reply.
“Amazing,” Lee gasped.
“What’s amazing?” I asked, jumping on his word.
“You’ve only taken a few doses of the antidote and already the majority of the poison has faded,” he explained.
“Oh, is that unusual?” I wondered aloud.
“Yes. The poison usually lingers much longer and more stubbornly. At this rate, just two or three more doses of the antidote, the Blackfire shouldn’t bother you anymore,” he told .
Lee slowly pulled away from the microscope and gave a confirming nod. Before I could say anything, he started packing up the slides and microscope.
“So... I’ll get my strength and senses back?” I asked.
“Yes,” Lee confird.
“And my speed? I’ll be fast again?”
“Yes.”
“What about... my mate?” I asked. “I an... my wolf just woke up again and I wasn’t sure how long the poison would dull that part of my senses.”
Lee arched an eyebrow at . He appeared surprised again by my question. He nodded, confirming that my mate bond sense would co back.
Hope ward my chest like a little sun. At the sa ti, fear prickled the back of my neck. What if... what if after falling for Soren, I found out he wasn’t my mate?
Then again, what if he was my mate...?
Which would be better? With Helen’s warning about my loved ones being in danger, would that only apply to Soren if he was my mate, or was the warning based on who I cared about? If he wasn’t my mate would that an he’d be safe?
I tried to run away from him after Helen gave that warning so I could spare him the dangers she warned of. I still didn’t want to see him get hurt.
If he was my mate... I’d never forgive myself if Soren was killed because of or because of the requests I’d made for his help.
The thought stopped in my tracks and I quickly shoved it away, shaking my head. I was getting ahead of myself. For now, Soren was safe and on the nd.
“Miss Hathaway,” Lee said, breaking through my thoughts.
He knew my na? Had Soren told him already? It was strange to hear him refer to my true identity when I hardly had any interaction with him.
“Yes?” I asked.
“The poison is fading fast because your witch power is awakening,” he explained. “With that power, you may one day have the ability to see through the past and the future.”
“I do not know what my powers will be, though I did et a seer once and she said she didn’t have the sa powers I would as a witch,” I said, shrugging.
“A fair warning. Sotis, it is better to leave sothing behind, especially the unknown.”
“Uhh...”
Before I could say more, Lee added, “If you don’t need anything else, please excuse .”
“Thank you, Doctor. I appreciate your help and your advice.”
Lee nodded curtly. He collected his dical supplies and left standing outside Soren’s tent.
It was almost dark by the ti our conversation was over and I had a lot of thoughts on my mind. There was no way I’d be able to sleep. For a mont, I thought about going into Soren’s tent and lying down with him again but my mind was too restless.
I wandered out of the campsite to the peak of one of the cliffs. The trees cleared and I could see the moon and stars. With a deep breath, I sat on the edge of the cliff, my legs dangling down, looking at the moon.
My thoughts wandered back to Soren being my mate. It was possible that he was. I felt like I was starting to sense things about him but it was still unclear. It could have just been my own feelings of affection toward him.
Could that be tricking into thinking that he was my mate? I had no idea what a mate bond was supposed to feel like and the Blackfire poison wasn’t helping!
The poison would be gone soon, according to Lee.
What had he ant with his warning? Leaving things behind, especially the unknown... I had no idea what that ant, either.
I wasn’t sure if his warning was genuine or if there was sothing else he wanted to accomplish. I knew he didn’t like but would he try to go against Soren by putting things in my head?
Lee didn’t seem like the type.
I made a note of asking Soren what Lee could have ant by that. He knew Lee a lot better than I did.
Lee seed to think my witch blood was helping with the poison. But my powers weren’t totally awakened yet. I wondered what it would feel like when my powers were at their fullest.
What spells would I be able to cast? Would I rember the spells my mother taught ? Would I be able to cast magic at will or would I have to go back to studying?
It was a long list of more questions and unknowns. I curled my knees to my chest and hugged myself, thinking about how lonely and isolated I felt.
No matter how much progress I thought I was making, I was just left with more questions and worries.
“What are you doing out here?” Soren’s deep, smooth voice ca to through the darkness.
A delicious shiver ran down my spine.
Sighing, I glanced at him. “I just needed so fresh air. Aren’t you supposed to be resting? You shouldn’t be here.”
“I shouldn’t?” Soren asked, arching an eyebrow. “What if I said I wanted fresh air, too?”
“Does it have to be here?” I muttered.
Soren’s face softened. “Bad mood?”
“How do you know?” I snarked.
Soren winked. He slowly wandered closer and sat down with .
“I can sense it,” he said softly.
I rolled my eyes, thinking he was teasing . I giggled and nudged him with my shoulder. “Yeah... right. You make it sound like we’re mates...”
Imdiately as the words left my mouth, I regretted it. I slapped my palm to my forehead and bit my lower lip.
“Sorry,” I blurted. “I know, it isn’t funny. I’m sorry.”
I glanced at Soren and he was still staring at .
“Mila... can you feel it?” he asked in that sa soft, serious tone.
My heart pounded in my chest. What was he asking? What was he implying? I thought my heart would jump right out of my chest. It was beating so fast. I couldn’t think...
“Feel what?” I asked in a whisper.
Soren smiled gently. He put his hand on my cheek and looked deeply into my eyes. I needed him to say sothing and confirm what he was asking. He opened his mouth.
Just before words ca out, Payne and Ashley appeared, rustling in the bushes.
“Eros is gone,” Payne announced.
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