Page 42 of Tangled Hearts

“Yeah, I found a chicken place in town, and I was able to get groceries,” he said, getting up with me. “I’m gonna get Oria so she can check on you.”

“Don’t wake her up, I’m fine,” I said, wincing as I reached the fridge.

“Nah, she will yell at me if I don’t tell her you woke up,” he said, going up the stairs by the kitchen.

I took a deep breath, feeling like garbage. I tried to muster all the energy I had to open the damn fridge, but just walking there was exhausting. My body was ready to give up when I felt a small hand on my back. Oria said her incantation and she flooded me with her healing power.

My side instantly felt better, letting me breathe easier.

“Heaven,” I whispered. “Thank you.”

We were still glowing for a few minutes and each second that passed made me feel stronger and stronger.

“How is that? Do you feel better? Anything feel off?” She ran her hand down my back.

I tried to focus on my body, but all my blood was in my cock, and I was rendered useless at thinking.

“Oh, I think he’s fine, Sunshine,” Gray chuckled.

I looked over at him to glare at him.

“Let me know if anything feels off and we can do another session,” she said, pushing me to a barstool before she opened the fridge. “I didn’t want to rush your healing too much, and try to steer clear of nasty side effects.”

“Side effects?” Gray and I asked at the same time.

“Yeah, when I heal someone directly, I have to tread a delicate balance,” she said, putting a plate into the microwave. “I can’t just rush my power into your body without shocking your system or worse, killing you.”

“I didn’t know someone could die from your power,” I said, shocked.

“I actually don’t know for sure, but I have healed one of Taylin’s men and his body didn’t do well with all the power I rushed into him, and I almost killed him,” she said, taking the food out of the microwave and setting it in front of me. “My power allows me to heal you, but if I use too much, I think it's too powerful. That’s why it's diluted in moon water and other herbs to ensure a smooth delivery in your system.”

I took a bite of the chicken, groaning when the fatty flavor hit my taste buds. The chicken hit the spot and I didn’t notice the silence until I was a thigh and two drumsticks in.

Oria and Gray looked at me, amused.

“You need to finish eating, drink lots of water and you’re going back to bed,” she said, getting up to give me another glass of water. “I don’t think I will go back to sleep.”

“I’ll put you to sleep,” she said, setting the glass down as she yawned.

I glanced at the clock, noticing it was two in the morning.

“I think you need to go to sleep,” I said to her, before taking another bite of my chicken.

“I will when you do.” She leaned over the counter looking out the kitchen window.

“Did we run the perimeter? Have we done so recently?” I looked over at Gray.

“Yeah, boss, Max and Soren did, then we set up the fancy stones Oria had from her handy dandy necklace,” Gray replied.

“Stones?” I looked over at Oria.

“Yeah, I have protection stones, I put them on there just in case I ever needed to use them, but they are only good if you bury them in the earth,” she said, as blush stained her cheeks.

Addie said she was an alchemist, and she was powerful.

“We need to find you a place where you can replenish your necklace and you can make things for us,” I said, my heart aching.

Serena was an alchemist. I swallowed my food suddenly, not feeling hungry at all when a knock on the door made me growl.

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