Page 21 of Magic in His Arms
Danforth?
She’s dark energy.
I will meet you there.
She got up and took out a wad of cash, slamming it on the table.
Wymol got up.“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Bella.The deer dancer from last night.She left with that orc.I thought she would be curled up with him this morning.”She paused and breathed calmly.“Right.We will have to reschedule.I have to go.”
He touched her shoulder.“I will drive you.You are upset.”
“Yes.That sums it up.Fine.Please.Let’s go.”
He put his arm around her, and they left while she frowned and kept an eye on her phone.She answered texts as they came through.“All the ladies are heading there.”
“Ladies?”
“The dancers.They are all on the way.”Her phone was buzzing so often, her hands were going numb.
He walked her to a sports car and steered her into the passenger seat.She pulled the belt across her and fumbled to get it into place.Wymol clicked it in for her, fastened his seatbelt, and started his car.The rumble was incredible.She felt it in her bones, but instead of enjoying it, she kept texting.
He asked, “Fastest way to get there?”
He stroked her head, and she thought of the path best for this time of day.
He nodded, and they moved smoothly out of the parking lot.When they were on the road, they moved fast but not recklessly.They were at the hospital in fourteen minutes, and she got him to park in her spot.She unbuckled and got out with a bit of grunting.The car was low, and her centre of gravity was not where it used to be.
Wymol came around and said, “Let me help.”
He pulled her up and said, “I think I need a taller car.”
“Do what you like.I have to get inside and see what’s going on.”She walked in past the security officer, got her pass and a guest pass out of the office, and signed them in.
She handed Wymol his and put hers around her neck as she went to the offices on the upper floor to find out where Bella was.She wasn’t in the system.A hunch flared in her.She asked Krys a question, and she answered,Isorabella Leto.
The file was in front of her, and she read it.Four gunshot wounds, internal bleeding, and a fractured arm.She had a next of kin listed, but it was surprising.The mayor.
The file indicated that the staff had called the office, and a representative was on the way.
Elida sighed and left the office.She smiled at Wymol.“Sorry for this.I just met her yesterday, but she seems so kind and lively.I am going to go to the surgical friends and family room.”
“I am coming with you.”
“Fine.”She looked at him.“And thank you.”
“For what?”
“For driving me when I was losing it.”They walked through the hallways, and she took him through the elevators and to the surgical floor.There were already six people in the waiting room, and Vaia got to her feet.Krys and Hura were with Vaia, and their men were talking softly.
Vaia said, “They won’t tell us anything.”
Elida said softly, “She’s in surgery.She will be there for hours.I can’t tell you anything else.”
Krys nodded.“But they wouldn’t do surgery if she were dead, so that’s hope, right?”
Hura was rocking, and Kremoyn came to put his arms around her.She muttered, “I should never have called her for last night.She’s just so perfect for stuff like that.”
