Se connecter“You’ll find a list of potential volunteering opportunities on page seven,” Jane said, flipping to that page in her packet herself. “Soup kitchens, clothing drives, charity shops, that sort of thing. If you have any other ideas, I’m open to them.”I flipped to the page and scanned the list. Toward t
Ella’s POVThree days passed.Three days of routine, of taking care of Lucien, of spending time with my family and tending to my duties.Three days of nothing—in regards to the crystal, that is.I spent every waking moment of my days being as mindful as possible; I looked out for any irregularities,
“I wonder if the crystal had anything to do with the way the anesthetic wore off,” Tony finished for him. “It’s possible that the crystal, believing you were in danger, increased your blood flow exponentially. We’ll have to look into it.”“In the meantime,” Anthony went on, “let’s avoid any procedur
Ella’s POV“The crystal glowed?” I frowned, pulling my head back to look at both of the doctors. “What do you mean, it glowed?”Tony and his husband exchanged glances that gave way to the fact that they were both just as confused as I was. While Anthony pulled out his stethoscope and pressed it to m
“Stay still,” Anthony said, carefully inserting the needle into my hip. “This will take a few minutes…”They weren’t lying; even with the anesthetic, it was still quite uncomfortable. I hissed through my teeth and looked around the room for something to occupy myself with; my eyes caught that pictur
Ella’s POVThree weeks later, I found myself descending into the small laboratory beneath the Anthonies’ home for the fourth time. Both of the doctors were waiting for me there, already geared up in their lab coats and gloves.“What’s all this?” I asked, gesturing to the arrangement of various tools







