Page 75 of Heiress of Fire

“We’re so glad you’re okay.” Cara sighed as she neared Davina and carefully wrapped her arms around her. Davina rubbed Cara’s shoulder with a warm smile.

“You gave us quite a scare. Why the hell did you put yourself in danger like that?” Leilani questioned, her golden skin became scarlet. “Not even Cara, who’s new to the team, is that naive like you.”

Leilani never got mad, and Davina admitted she felt a bit fearful at the view before her. But then she couldn’t help but notice the small scratches running down her best friend’s cheekbone.

“Sorry, D, but that was pretty stupid,” Cara said. “And I say it because I care about you.”

Davina gazed upon them. Valerie had a cut over her lip, Snow had gauze taped over her knuckles and Cara had a violent shade of purple above her right eyelid.

“Are you guys okay?

She should’ve done better at fighting Raven, she would’ve protected her friends from bearing those wounds.

“We’re fine. Raven and her Predators disappeared shortly after she knocked you out,” Snow informed. Davina was glad that Snow’s usual condescending tone was gone and replaced by a sweet mercy due to her injuries.

Davina nodded, embarrassment flooding her cheeks. She knew that she wasn’t prepared to fight Raven. She knew that she shouldn’t have been the chosen one to lead the Island Protectors. She had failed them, she had been too weak.

That’s why Raven was capable of easily overpowering her.

“Where are we?” Davina asked.

“Ron’s place. He decided that you would best be safe here and not back at your house,” Valerie explained.

He was correct. Davina didn’t want to imagine the war that her parents would cause because she inconvenienced them with her incapabilities. Davina couldn’t even imagine the way he reacted when he saw her beaten up and unconscious. He hadn’t appeared during battle, so she figured he retracted from his promise.

Davina breathed in. “How long was I asleep?”

“Just a day,” Snow replied.

A day. A whole day since she almost shared her first kiss with Ron since he promised he would understand and since he broke his promise shortly after by not fighting with them in the battle.

“Is he here?”

“He’s right outside.” Valerie motioned toward the open frame.

“He’s been waiting for you to wake up,” Leilani noted with a grim expression, causing Davina’s heart to pulse faster.

“Is he...?”

“Yes,” they all responded quickly. There was a certain awkwardness in their tone.

She had to speak to him and make sense of the reason why he didn’t fight with them. Were they going to be okay or were they going to have another argument?

“Do you think you guys can help me walk to him?” Davina asked with raised eyebrows.

They looked at each other hesitantly before facing her again. Even Snow seemed to question Davina’s request.

“I don’t think that’s such a good idea. You need to rest,” Valerie began.

“I’m fine. I’ve been in this bed for an entire day, I need to stretch my legs too,” Davina argued.

“Val’s right, you shouldn’t get up just yet,” Snow said.

“And I don’t think Ron would like to speak to you right now, he hasn’t been in the best mood since we found you,” Leilani confirmed as she scratched the back of her neck.

“If you don’t help me, I’m going to do it by myself and most likely I will rip my stitches open. What do you prefer?” Davina asked.

“Fine,” Valerie sighed. “You hardheaded Almenara.”

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