Passion Ignites by Donna Grant

Dark, it’ll be your life you lose.”
    Lexi shook her head. “This can’t be real. Please tell me this is all some kind of sick joke.”
    â€œI’m sorry, but I can no’.”
    â€œI didn’t think so. It’s just … how could all of this be happening and no one get that it’s other beings doing it?”
    Thorn smiled sadly. “Humans like to pretend they’re the only ones here.”
    â€œYeah.” Lexi had wanted to know the truth, but it made things much more complicated. How could she ever trust anyone again? If a Dark was using glamour, she’d never know it.
    â€œI have a friend who has been hunting the Dark with me. His name is Darius,” Thorn said as he got to his feet. “He’ll be here shortly. He went to your place and gathered your clothes.”
    Lexi took a deep breath to try to steady herself. “Where am I, by the way?”
    â€œA friend’s. Her name is Darcy Allen.”
    â€œThat’s right. You told me that.” She blinked, because she now knew she hadn’t dreamed he had healed before her very eyes.
    â€œHer place was warded by a Light against all Fae. The Dark can no’ get to you here.”
    â€œI saw you heal.”
    His dark eyes dropped to the floor as he sighed.
    When he didn’t reply, she said, “Say something.”
    â€œI’d hoped you had forgotten that.”
    â€œForgotten?” she asked in surprise. “How could I possibly forget that I stabbed you and watched your skin mend on its own?”
    He shrugged and lifted his gaze to her. “You were still ill.”
    â€œWhat are you to be able to do something like that? Is it magic?”
    â€œAye.”
    â€œAre you a Druid then?” Because he wasn’t Fae. He was unimaginably good-looking, and though his hair was dark, it wasn’t black.
    â€œNay.” Thorn motioned to the kitchen. “If you’re hungry, I can heat up some soup.”
    â€œThat sounds good.” Lexi scooted to the edge of the bed and let him change the subject. For now. “I’d also like a shower.”
    Thorn eyed her. “Are you strong enough for that?”
    â€œProbably not, but I’m going to do it,” she stated.
    He smiled as he turned away. “I’ll start your food then.”
    Lexi waited until he was in the kitchen before she gingerly climbed out of bed. The last time she had nearly fallen on her face. She didn’t want a repeat.
    She took her time walking to the bathroom. After she turned on the water to get it hot, she looked in the mirror and closed her eyes at what she saw. Her hair was sticking out everywhere. She was pale with ugly, dark circles beneath her eyes.
    It wasn’t like she wanted Thorn to ask her out on a date— liar! —but she didn’t want to look awful either. Lexi turned away from the mirror and stripped out of the gown.
    It wasn’t until she stood beneath the spray of water that she remembered Thorn had seen her naked. He hadn’t shown the least bit of interest.
    â€œYou’ve been ill,” Lexi told herself.
    She angrily shoved aside such thoughts and began to wash. As she did, her mind went over all that Thorn had told her.
    Fae. There were Fae on Earth, as well as some other kind of being. Those others had saved humans from the Fae, but why would they want to remain secret?
    Then again, with the history of what humans did to things they didn’t understand, she could well comprehend their decision. Still, she wished she could thank them for helping.
    How shocking and strange to learn humans weren’t the only intelligent beings on the planet. It scared the shit out of her to the point that she wasn’t sure she could ever walk the streets alone again.
    Nothing would ever be the same for her. She could never look at a person again without wondering if they were human, and she couldn’t even think about dating.
    Perhaps Thorn