don’t know why I’m here.”
“You told us who you were and why you were here. Was it a lie?”
“What if it was?”
Elle chuckled as she went back to folding the clothes. “Ah, Jayna. Life has been hard for you, I see. It’s not easy for you to trust, nor understand why someone would trust you. Maybe now is the time to try.”
Jayna could only stare at the beautiful auburn haired woman.
But Elle only smiled. “Rest. I’m going to check on Gabriel, and I’ll return with fresh clothes for you.”
“I can wear the same gown once it’s been washed. There’s no need for you to keep lending me your gowns.”
Elle laughed this time. “I see Mina didn’t tell you.”
“Tell me what,” Jayna asked, not liking that Mina had lied to her.
“Your cloths are a gift from the Fae. In your chamber, the chest before your bed will be filled with all you need.”
Jayna felt sick to her stomach. The Fae. “Why?” she croaked out.
“Because it is what the Fae do,” she replied before leaving the chamber.
Jayna rubbed her eyes with the heels of her hands and tried to stop the tears.
The Fae, who she had never met, had given her a chest full of clothes.
And what did the Great Evil give you? Not clothes. Not food. Not even a place to live. All he gave you was revenge.
Though it was the truth, she had given her word to the Great Evil in exchange for finding Gabriel. She couldn’t go back on her word now. There would be consequences.
Dire consequences.
Chapter Thirteen
Gabriel gritted his teeth as Roderick and Hugh peeled away his cloak, leather jerkin, and tunic. The door to his chamber banged open, and Val and Cole rushed in.
“What in the name of all that’s sacred happened?” Cole bellowed.
Gabriel tried to shrug but regretted it as needles of pain ripped through him. Funny, he hadn’t felt anything until he reached the castle. Surely if he was as injured as Hugh thought, he would have felt something as he carried Jayna.
“Where is she?” he asked Roderick.
Roderick didn’t glance up from inspecting his ribs. “I assume Elle is taking care of her.”
“Assume?” Gabriel thundered. He grimaced in pain and gritted his teeth until the worst of the throbbing had stopped. In a quieter voice he said, “She’s injured.”
Roderick’s gaze sliced up to his.
But it was Hugh that spoke. “Jayna has naught but a sprained ankle. You, however, have much more severe injuries.”
Gabriel wanted to roll his eyes. “Aye, and I’m immortal, so they’ll heal.”
“Not if we don’t stop the blood.”
Val threw up his hands in disgust. “For the sake of the gods, will someone tell me and Cole what happened?”
Gabriel waited for Hugh or Roderick to respond, and when they didn’t he knew he would have to. He sighed as he glanced at the two glaring Shields. “We were attacked.”
“We gathered that,” Cole said tightly. “We want details, Gabriel. For once, just tell us without us having to ask every little detail.”
Gabriel glanced away. He didn’t want to tell them anything, but he didn’t have a choice. He most certainly didn’t wish to tell them that the Great Evil had suspended him above the ground. Again, he didn’t have a choice.
“Well?” Val prompted.
Gabriel looked into Val’s pale green gaze. Val had been with him when he had discovered his immortality. And he had seen the dark side of Val, a side Val had never let any of them see before.
“I was with Jayna hunting for her hidden bow. I wanted to see if she was lying about it.”
“And it afforded us an opportunity to do some searching before the storm hit,” Roderick said as he poked at Gabriel’s ribs.
Gabriel hissed through his teeth. “Bloody hell, Roderick.”
“Sorry,” he said as he sat up. “I think you have some cracked ribs.”
Gabriel knew that already. He was more concerned with the fact Hugh and Mina hadn’t been able to stop the blood from the slice on his back yet.
“You told us who you were and why you were here. Was it a lie?”
“What if it was?”
Elle chuckled as she went back to folding the clothes. “Ah, Jayna. Life has been hard for you, I see. It’s not easy for you to trust, nor understand why someone would trust you. Maybe now is the time to try.”
Jayna could only stare at the beautiful auburn haired woman.
But Elle only smiled. “Rest. I’m going to check on Gabriel, and I’ll return with fresh clothes for you.”
“I can wear the same gown once it’s been washed. There’s no need for you to keep lending me your gowns.”
Elle laughed this time. “I see Mina didn’t tell you.”
“Tell me what,” Jayna asked, not liking that Mina had lied to her.
“Your cloths are a gift from the Fae. In your chamber, the chest before your bed will be filled with all you need.”
Jayna felt sick to her stomach. The Fae. “Why?” she croaked out.
“Because it is what the Fae do,” she replied before leaving the chamber.
Jayna rubbed her eyes with the heels of her hands and tried to stop the tears.
The Fae, who she had never met, had given her a chest full of clothes.
And what did the Great Evil give you? Not clothes. Not food. Not even a place to live. All he gave you was revenge.
Though it was the truth, she had given her word to the Great Evil in exchange for finding Gabriel. She couldn’t go back on her word now. There would be consequences.
Dire consequences.
Chapter Thirteen
Gabriel gritted his teeth as Roderick and Hugh peeled away his cloak, leather jerkin, and tunic. The door to his chamber banged open, and Val and Cole rushed in.
“What in the name of all that’s sacred happened?” Cole bellowed.
Gabriel tried to shrug but regretted it as needles of pain ripped through him. Funny, he hadn’t felt anything until he reached the castle. Surely if he was as injured as Hugh thought, he would have felt something as he carried Jayna.
“Where is she?” he asked Roderick.
Roderick didn’t glance up from inspecting his ribs. “I assume Elle is taking care of her.”
“Assume?” Gabriel thundered. He grimaced in pain and gritted his teeth until the worst of the throbbing had stopped. In a quieter voice he said, “She’s injured.”
Roderick’s gaze sliced up to his.
But it was Hugh that spoke. “Jayna has naught but a sprained ankle. You, however, have much more severe injuries.”
Gabriel wanted to roll his eyes. “Aye, and I’m immortal, so they’ll heal.”
“Not if we don’t stop the blood.”
Val threw up his hands in disgust. “For the sake of the gods, will someone tell me and Cole what happened?”
Gabriel waited for Hugh or Roderick to respond, and when they didn’t he knew he would have to. He sighed as he glanced at the two glaring Shields. “We were attacked.”
“We gathered that,” Cole said tightly. “We want details, Gabriel. For once, just tell us without us having to ask every little detail.”
Gabriel glanced away. He didn’t want to tell them anything, but he didn’t have a choice. He most certainly didn’t wish to tell them that the Great Evil had suspended him above the ground. Again, he didn’t have a choice.
“Well?” Val prompted.
Gabriel looked into Val’s pale green gaze. Val had been with him when he had discovered his immortality. And he had seen the dark side of Val, a side Val had never let any of them see before.
“I was with Jayna hunting for her hidden bow. I wanted to see if she was lying about it.”
“And it afforded us an opportunity to do some searching before the storm hit,” Roderick said as he poked at Gabriel’s ribs.
Gabriel hissed through his teeth. “Bloody hell, Roderick.”
“Sorry,” he said as he sat up. “I think you have some cracked ribs.”
Gabriel knew that already. He was more concerned with the fact Hugh and Mina hadn’t been able to stop the blood from the slice on his back yet.
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