Page 85 of Her Silent Knight

With a prayer for help, Sin placed her blazing hands on Nachik’s body and whispered a spell to keep the fire contained. Nothing else would burn. Except the sheet covering him that went up in flames quickly.

Kaede put it out. Zelna held a screaming Lee back. Rhen held the door close when someone tried to enter. Sin tried not to focus on what was going on around her. If she did, she’d lose her nerve to do what she was doing.

“Keep going,” Kaede whispered to her. “It’s working. I can feel something inside him awakening.”

“Me too. I don’t think my fire is strong enough.” Her hands trembled. Her head ached. She raised her gaze to Kaede’s. “Help me, please.”

Her whispered words sent him into action. Fire erupted from his hands. Flames brighter, hotter, stronger than hers. Her dragon’s heat was just what she needed to help heal Nachik. Together, they could help him. Kaede lowered his hands to Nachik’s shoulders. The blaze spread over the male’s entire body. Sin began chanting to keep the fire from spreading. She nearly jumped when something bumped her.

“It’s just me,” Lee told her. “I know this chant.” Lee placed her hand on Sin’s shoulder and began to chant also.

Their voices together were like a melody. Their magic weaved together, strengthening the spell while Kaede’s fire and hers melded together and pulled at the dormant creature inside of Nachik.

His body lurched again. Lee flinched, but she didn’t stop chanting. Guardians never quit. They fought for their charges to the end. They fought even harder when it was family. Nachik was Lee’s mate. That made him family.

“I think he’s trying to shift,” Kaede called out. “Everyone stand back. Not you mate,” His eyes met with hers. “You can stay. You can handle my fire.”

Don’t think naughty thoughts at a time like this, she told herself. Focus. “What are you about to do?”

“Flame up. He needs more fire.”

“If you do that, you’ll set the room on fire. If I touch you while I chant, I can help contain it.” He nodded. She turned to Lee. “You have to stand back. But continue chanting.”

Nodding, Lee backed away, lips still moving as she repeated the containment spell over and over. Sin raised her hands from Nachik and doused her flames before joining Kaede on the other side of the bed. She bit her lips, nervous.

“You got this,” he told her, picking up on what she was feeling. “You’re strong. You’re powerful.”

You’re winning me over,she thought. Sin placed her hands on his arm and continued chanting. When he flamed up, his fire consumed not only her but Nachik and the bed also. Lee chanted louder. So did Sin as she poured more energy into her words. Thankfully, the room didn’t go up in flames. The fire was contained.

Kaede stared down at her. “Don’t be nervous. We got this,” he told her.

That’s when she realized her hands were trembling. She couldn’t help but feel nervous. She’d never done anything like this before.

“I’m going to raise it up a notch, okay?” He told her.

“Not yet. Do it when I nod.”

“You’re in charge, mate.”

She gave him a nervous smile which brought a smile to his face. Sin closed her eyes and called on her ancestors for help. She was on a different plane of existence. She didn’t know if they’d help here.

Her mother always told her they’d be there when she needed them. Sin prayed they were there with her now, in spirit. She nodded to Kaede and didn’t open her eyes until she felt the heat of his fire increase.

Sin stared around her. The fire wasn’t spreading. It was still contained. She looked up. His flames were licking the ceiling but the ceiling wasn’t catching fire. They were doing it. They were really doing it.

“I told you we could do this.”

Her mate’s words drew her gaze to him. The look of adoration in his gaze nearly stopped her heart. Or maybe it was starting her heart. She’d never experienced true love outside of familial love and the bond of friendship.

It wasn’t that she didn’t believe in it. She just never thought it would happen to her. The kind of love her parents had was rare. Most people just settled down with people they were compatible with.

Some didn’t even marry for love, they married for financial gain or other reasons that didn’t involve the L word. Sin never planned to marry because she never planned to settle for a half-ass romance.

Staring into Kaede’s eyes right now, she knew he was a creature who never did anything half-ass. Was she really considering forgiving him and taking a chance on the L-word?

“Hey love birds,” Rhen shouted. “Stop gazing into each other’s eyes and look at your patient.”

“Oh my gosh,” Lee whispered.