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So, Nephilim poison was added to the tip of the spear.
Nephilim poison was an extremely strong, toxic substance. A small dosage would be enough to paralyze someone permanently, let alone kill them if such toxins reached the target’s heart.
Elias was simply lucky that fairy shifters could weed poisons out of their blood stream at escalated rates.
Didn’t mean he didn’t face some struggles.
We had gotten him here in the brink of time for Karen and the other healers to stabilize him. Now that he was able to walk again, he was eager to get out of that medical center.
We all knew he hated anything resembling an experimental ward, medical centers included.
Eli was no different.
Elias could at least tolerate the checkups and procedures, but Eli would do anything to get the hell out of there before someone even laid a finger on her. It wasn’t her fault she reacted that way.
If you were once a male spirit, becoming an alternate spirit guinea pig and being accidentally changed into a female, you wouldn’t let any person with a medical background touch you...or in Eli’s case, be anywhere near you.
I’m thankful to the Starlight gods for summoning Elias and Eli to come to Heila before his father could continue to force the experiments on them.
King Arthur was still investigating the matter, having promised to send a few scouts to assess what King Kingsley was up to. We all feared he was going to become the next Blair Aspen, using Elias as his prodigy.
We all believed what Elias explained had happened and he had the scars to prove it, but we needed enough evidence to prove it to everyone else. That was just another issue we’d have to face.
I heard footsteps entering the room, breaking me away from my thoughts. My tired eyes glanced up to see Marcus’ large frame; his sapphire eyes looked exhausted.
I felt Stryker’s anxiety brush through me as I gulped. Marcus quickly shook his head, placing a hand firmly on my shoulder.
“Kai’s there. I was forced to go take a nap or run or something. I honestly think Karen just doesn’t like me growling every five minutes,” he confessed, scoffing as his hand returned to his side. He turned his glance to Daniel before giving him a nod in greetings.
I sighed, as I pushed myself from the table.
I felt myself waver before a pair of hands stabilized me. I blinked my eyes, trying to ignore my spinning surroundings.
The dizziness will pass, no big deal.
“Fuck, Ryder. You need to sleep.” Daniel swore; his eyes glared at me as Marcus held me up.
“Well, my bad. I wish I could fucking sleep anywhere like you,” I snapped back; my sudden frustration oozed into my deep voice.
I felt a wave of sadness hit me, causing me to groan.
“Fuck. Sorry, Daniel. I’m just—” I tried to find an excuse for my actions, but I couldn’t.
I seriously couldn’t handle this for much longer.
Marcus pulled me into a hug; his hand patted my back as my head rested against his shoulder.
“Ryder. You need to stop this. You’re hurting badly. I know out of all of us, you feel our emotions the strongest, but don’t forget we can feel yours. We know you’re struggling and it’s painful. You always allow us to rely on you, so can’t you do the same just this once?” Marcus whispered.
I struggled to find the words as I tried to shut down the clutter of emotions ready to spill out of me, sadness and fear the strongest.
I attempted to fight the stinging in my eyes as I held back the sob that wanted to escape me.
I was the leader. I had to be strong. I couldn’t let them see such weaknesses. I had to pretend everything was okay.
I heard another pair of footsteps enter the room. I knew I should get my act together before anyone, besides my best friends, saw me in this state, but I couldn’t stop the rollercoaster of emotions that climbed upward inside me, the heavy weight ready to tip over the edge.
Another hand landed onto my shoulder.
