Married For Love, Claimed By Fate
“Fucking hell. Forty-five minutes is a goddamn eternity.”
“Healer,” I said, voice trembling, “what can we do to stabilize her for now? You said she could fly. This… this wasn’t supposed to happen mid-flight.”
I didn’t even think. My hands went to her door, slamming it open. She lay there, pale as the moonlight outside, chest rising like it was a negotiation with death. Her lips were slightly parted. I could see the faintest tremor in her fingers.
“Tell me everything we can do,” I barked at the healer. “Every herb. Every method. Every fucking magic trick you have. I don’t care if it’s untested, unholy, illegal. Just do everything to make sure she stays alive. Do you understand me?”