for a while, but slowly your body will start to accept magic again. You will make a complete recovery, so don’t worry about that.” The doctor placed a hand over Luka’s hands resting on his stomach.
Luka nodded.
“Worry about what?” Zed asked. The two were keeping secrets and he wanted answers.
“That I was permanently damaged,” Luka answered before looking away.
There was more to the story, but right now Zed decided to let it go.
“The knee needs magic to heal. It won’t heal on its own. The rest of your body will. My magic is different, so it will work. I’m only going to use enough to fix the knee. It will be weak, but you’ll be able to move it. Then you’ll need to take it easy for a while. Do you understand?” Avery asked.
Luka nodded.
Avery leaned in. “You’re going to be sleepy after this.”
“No wait,” Luka said.
The doctor stopped moving his glowing, green hands.
“I need to stay awake until noon. Is there anything else you can do?”
Zed cringed. Those were his old orders and Luka intended to follow them.
“Luka, let Avery heal you,” Zed ordered. He looked at his small mate and saw defiance in the elf’s violet-blue eyes.
“I won’t waste the day in bed. I need to meet your people. You said so yourself. If he heals me then I’ll sleep too long. I won’t lounge all day in bed. Besides, Avery’s not talking about a couple of hours. I will sleep for days. If I have to use crutches or a wheelchair that’s fine.”
Avery cleared his throat. “Luka, if you force your body too much, the damage to your leg will be permanent. Besides, you need to rest to heal.”
“Let him heal you. That’s going to be the first item on the list. Do you refuse?”
Luka looked torn. He desperately wanted to follow orders, but didn’t know which ones. Finally, he closed his eyes and the tension started to leave his body. “Zed, will you stay with me until I wake up? You won’t be disgusted if I sleep for days?”
The fear and desperation in his mate’s voice stirred a fierce protectiveness inside of him. He leaned forward and placed a chaste kiss on Luka’s lips. “I’ll be close by.” He turned and nodded to Avery.
The doctor’s hands touched Luka’s leg, and the puffiness started to disappear. The dark purple color lightened. Luka tried to keep his eyes open but slowly he drifted to sleep. The doctor continued to push magic into his mate’s bad leg. After another few seconds the elf doctor pulled away. “Okay, that should be enough. Make sure he stays in bed for the next few days. You can carry him, but no weight on that leg.”
“I have a few questions. Let’s go out to the living area.” He walked Avery to the main room. “Yavin, wait outside, while I talk to the doctor.”
Yavin silently turned and moved to the door. Zed waited until the door closed before asking, “What’s going on?”
Avery paused and scratched his head. “He’s been using magic to heal his body for too long. It’s starting to reject it. If he stops using it, his body will heal and Luka can make a complete recovery.”
“Why would the elf king beat his own son?” Zed asked.
Avery turned away. “That’s something Luka needs to explain.”
“Please, tell me what you know,” Zed said. “Luka’s too fragile to answer these questions.”
“I left the elf royal court shortly after Luka arrived, so I only know the rumors and speculations that were being passed around at that time. First, Luka is part human. That’s one of the reasons he can only use his powers on himself.”
“Human. Did they beat him for that?”
“I don’t know, but there’s something else.” Avery looked uncomfortable. “Our king isn’t a kind man. He’s paranoid of everyone around him. As far as I know, King Kane has never fathered a child. The prince was adopted.”
“Wait.” Zed needed a moment to process the information. His mate had human blood in him and wasn’t the king’s biological son. He
Luka nodded.
“Worry about what?” Zed asked. The two were keeping secrets and he wanted answers.
“That I was permanently damaged,” Luka answered before looking away.
There was more to the story, but right now Zed decided to let it go.
“The knee needs magic to heal. It won’t heal on its own. The rest of your body will. My magic is different, so it will work. I’m only going to use enough to fix the knee. It will be weak, but you’ll be able to move it. Then you’ll need to take it easy for a while. Do you understand?” Avery asked.
Luka nodded.
Avery leaned in. “You’re going to be sleepy after this.”
“No wait,” Luka said.
The doctor stopped moving his glowing, green hands.
“I need to stay awake until noon. Is there anything else you can do?”
Zed cringed. Those were his old orders and Luka intended to follow them.
“Luka, let Avery heal you,” Zed ordered. He looked at his small mate and saw defiance in the elf’s violet-blue eyes.
“I won’t waste the day in bed. I need to meet your people. You said so yourself. If he heals me then I’ll sleep too long. I won’t lounge all day in bed. Besides, Avery’s not talking about a couple of hours. I will sleep for days. If I have to use crutches or a wheelchair that’s fine.”
Avery cleared his throat. “Luka, if you force your body too much, the damage to your leg will be permanent. Besides, you need to rest to heal.”
“Let him heal you. That’s going to be the first item on the list. Do you refuse?”
Luka looked torn. He desperately wanted to follow orders, but didn’t know which ones. Finally, he closed his eyes and the tension started to leave his body. “Zed, will you stay with me until I wake up? You won’t be disgusted if I sleep for days?”
The fear and desperation in his mate’s voice stirred a fierce protectiveness inside of him. He leaned forward and placed a chaste kiss on Luka’s lips. “I’ll be close by.” He turned and nodded to Avery.
The doctor’s hands touched Luka’s leg, and the puffiness started to disappear. The dark purple color lightened. Luka tried to keep his eyes open but slowly he drifted to sleep. The doctor continued to push magic into his mate’s bad leg. After another few seconds the elf doctor pulled away. “Okay, that should be enough. Make sure he stays in bed for the next few days. You can carry him, but no weight on that leg.”
“I have a few questions. Let’s go out to the living area.” He walked Avery to the main room. “Yavin, wait outside, while I talk to the doctor.”
Yavin silently turned and moved to the door. Zed waited until the door closed before asking, “What’s going on?”
Avery paused and scratched his head. “He’s been using magic to heal his body for too long. It’s starting to reject it. If he stops using it, his body will heal and Luka can make a complete recovery.”
“Why would the elf king beat his own son?” Zed asked.
Avery turned away. “That’s something Luka needs to explain.”
“Please, tell me what you know,” Zed said. “Luka’s too fragile to answer these questions.”
“I left the elf royal court shortly after Luka arrived, so I only know the rumors and speculations that were being passed around at that time. First, Luka is part human. That’s one of the reasons he can only use his powers on himself.”
“Human. Did they beat him for that?”
“I don’t know, but there’s something else.” Avery looked uncomfortable. “Our king isn’t a kind man. He’s paranoid of everyone around him. As far as I know, King Kane has never fathered a child. The prince was adopted.”
“Wait.” Zed needed a moment to process the information. His mate had human blood in him and wasn’t the king’s biological son. He
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