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He shook his head. “Yeah, okay, I’m going. I’ll try going through Winnie’s house. I’ll leave the doors open for you.”
“You don’t think she is home?”
“Daithi saw her get in a taxi, remember?”
Ah, yes. He thought the vision was related to Margaret. And here we turned a cat into a female that looks like her and makes me feel.It has to be her.
As Charlie left, I bent next to the body of Savida, gently folded his wings into place, then heaved him into my arms and draped him over my shoulder. His chest rose and fell against my back, and it tricked me into hoping that Clawdia or Margaret—whoever she was—would have some answers about what happened to him. I bent again and heaved Daithi up and over my other shoulder.
As I moved from Winnie’s house to Charlie’s, the cover of darkness hid the suspicious positioning of my friends, and I placed them both gently on their bed, tucking them in and turning on the nightlight we had purchased earlier.
“I’m sorry this happened to you, my friend. I promise we will find your fire and those responsible for your pain will suffer,” I whispered.
Charlie came in. “I’ve put her in my bed and popped bedding on the floor for you.” I nodded and continued to stare at Savida. “He’s going to be okay, right? His fire just gives him his gifts, right? He’s not dead. I can see him breathing.”
I sighed. “He is alive, but without his fire, he will not live. But it’s been a long day. Let us deal with the problems when Daithi is awake and once we ourselves have rested.”
“Okay. Yeah.” He ran a hand through his hair and sighed. “I have a feeling I’m going to need a good night’s sleep to deal with tomorrow’s shit. Night, Zaide,” he said and left the room to trudge down the stairs to the office.
“Goodnight, Charlie,” I replied and glanced back at Savida and Daithi before shutting the door behind me.
In Charlie’s room, a naked human female lay slumbering in the bed. I paused to take in the sight. Margaret. It had to be her. My soul pair. I’d felt connected to her when she was a cat, and I was not any less enthralled now. Charlie had tucked her into the sheets and swept her hair away from her face.
I wouldn’t have thought about doing that.
Nerves suddenly overtook me. I had never been with a female. I didn’t know what they needed or wanted. So focused on finding my soul pair, I hadn’t considered what to do with her when I found her. Failure and shame washed over me. I did not deserve her.
I was a slave.
Lost in memories, it startled me when a soft snore erupted from her. I shook my head as Charlie liked to do to clear his mind.
You are not just a slave.I told myself.You are a protector. And this stunning creature will need your protection. She will be scared.With my mind settled slightly, I resolved to sleep and think no more about it.
I said my prayers, thanking the gods for blessing me with her, and then drifted into slumber quickly, the hardship of the day taking its toll.
When I woke in the morning, I felt better than ever before. My heart was steady, my spirit was calm, and my mind had yet to think of the day’s problems.
I stretched and yawned but soon realized a part of my body was stretching without my permission. Looking down, I saw the covers tenting around my hips. I gasped, the sound squeezing through unused vocal cords and forced an embarrassing squeak from my body.
My penis is erect.
I have an erect penis.
A huge smile spread across my face as elation flooded me. I wanted so badly to touch it. To experience the joy my kind had not in so long. I lifted myself to look at the human who was the other half of my soul and the reason for my morning glee.
Her eyelids fluttered open.
Then she screamed.
CHAPTER10
MARGARET CLAUDIA
THURSDAY 14THAPRIL 1921
Iwas tired. Exhaustion turned my pallor paler and caused my feet to drag heavily through the ward. Even dressing had been an arduous task. The blooming of bright yellow daffodils and the blue and purple crocus all seemed to have lost their sparkle as I walked to the hospital.
Pitiful. Weak. Useless.
