Zed's Dishonest Mate by Sydney Lain

left out the part about King Kane causing most of the problems.
    Luka’s eyes widened. “Really.”
    His mate’s innocence was beautiful.
    “It might have been before you were born. How old are you?”
    The question took his mate by surprise. “Around twenty-one or twenty-two. I’m not really sure. We don’t celebrate my birthday. I don’t remember when it is anymore.” His mate laughed at the irony of the situation.
    The more Zed heard the harder it became to control his rage. Everything about his mate’s life left him feeling sad for not being able to help him earlier. He’d make it up to Luka by finding out his mate’s birthday, and on his next birthday, he would host a large party with a lot of people celebrating. He looked at Luka again. He was still hiding something. There was more to this story and Zed would find out everything.
    “How about we start making a shopping list while we wait for the doctor?”
    Luka nodded. “Do you eat food or just drink blood?”
    “I have no taste for food, but I’m old enough to tolerate it. Older vampires drink very little blood and need only a little bit of sleep.”
    “You don’t sleep. What will you do when I sleep?”
    Zed looked down at his mate. “I will hold you in my arms and keep you safe. Something tells me it’s going to be one of my favorite parts of the day.”
    Luka blushed then turned his head away.
    “Now, let’s finish that list.”
    Zed wrote the different foods Luka liked. He added a few items of his own. He would have to talk to Thomas, Roman’s brother, about creating a balanced vegetarian diet.
    Over an hour later, Yavin walked through the door with the doctor. Luka pulled the blanket up to his nose and stared at the man.
    “Hello, Avery,” Zed greeted.
    “Hello, Prince Zed, and hello, Prince Luka,” Avery said. He smiled at his mate, but Luka looked away.
    Zed stepped back as Avery moved in. Luka looked at Zed with large, bulging eyes that begged him to stay. He nodded and moved against the wall. Like he’d leave his mate alone with anyone in his current vulnerable state. Hell, he didn’t think he’d be able to leave until Luka’s body healed and they were fully mated.
    “What seems to be the problem?” Avery asked Luka.
    “I can’t use my healing magic. I can feel it, but when I try to push it into my body nothing happens.”
    Avery held out his hand. “Touch my hand and release your magic.”
    Luka shook his head. “I can only release my magic inside of me. It won’t work on anyone else.”
    Avery studied Luka. “I see. Let me see what happens when you try to heal yourself.”
    “Avery, is there something wrong with him?” Zed asked. “He can’t use magic on anyone else.”
    The doctor looked at Luka and his mate’s eyes widened. Avery nodded and looked at Zed. The wordless conversation would be obvious to everyone in the room and he knew the secret the two elves shared would remain hidden.
    “No, it’s not unusual. It means he doesn’t have a lot of magic.”
    Luka moved to sit up. Zed placed a hand behind his mate’s back to help him sit up. The blanket fell away and Avery gasped at the damage. Zed looked at Avery and the elf nodded. He didn’t want to upset Luka any more than necessary. Luka moved his hand to his damaged knee and forced his magic into the swollen area. His hand released a faint green light, but nothing happened to his leg. It wasn’t healing.
    “Can I run my hands down your body? I want to evaluate your magic. I’m going to have to touch some of the bruised sections of your knee. Is that okay?”
    Luka looked at Zed. His mate didn’t know what to say, so Zed answered. “Yes, but be very gentle.”
    Avery barely touched Luka’s skin as his hand hovered above his body. “I see. Your body has too much healing energy in it. Your system is overloaded and now blocking the magic.”
    Luka clenched his stomach with his hands. “Is it permanent?”
    “No, it’s not. You can’t heal yourself