s felt paralyzed under the weight

his face, down to the clean linen robe she wore, and finally up

t fade. Instead, it twisted into a loo

ackward, trying to sc

d wounds. A muffled groan escaped his lips as his face d

leaned forward, her hands outstretched.

sical strike. Elijah's entire body went

pt his golden eyes locked onto Kaylee, watching

mind, the sound like shattering glass. "Tar

just saved him. She had cleaned him, medicated him, and

unded like sandpaper grinding against s

is legs. He inhaled the strange, ster

In his deeply traumatized mind,

ndness. She did not heal. Therefore, this had to b

twisting his lips. "You want me to think I'm safe, just so you c

in surrender. "No! I just... I cleaned your wounds. I

ed Elijah's pupils to con

s indeed inside her hut and not hanging from the t

immediately found th

hollow light. "You thought Silas was going to kill me too quickly.

voice was now a blaring red siren. "Soul-d

rt lodged in

e kindness was perceived as a horrific threat. Her gentle tone, her soft touches-they were triggerin

nurse, they would be dead

oia using the only logic h

er eyes for a fraction of a second, burying h

her eyes, they w

ng tall. She looked down at Elijah, who was curle

r chest, tilted her chin up, an