Total pages in book: 142
Estimated words: 137017 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 685(@200wpm)___ 548(@250wpm)___ 457(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 137017 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 685(@200wpm)___ 548(@250wpm)___ 457(@300wpm)
“I have a you fetish. I’ve already told you that.” He pressed his lips to mine. “How do you feel?”
“Um, I’m fine, I guess?”
“That’s not convincing. I’ll call the Imperial Physician.” He let go of me and got up, jumping off the bed.
“No, wait!” I tried to sit up, but a sharp pain darted through my skull, and I clamped my hand over my forehead when the room spun. “Oww.”
“What? What’s wrong?” Kalon pounced on the bed next to me and grabbed my shoulders. “Allie.”
“Stop yelling,” I mumbled, rubbing my forehead. “I sat up too quickly and got dizzy because you ran off.”
“Now I’m more convinced that you need to see a doctor. I’m going to—”
I grabbed a fistful of his shirt before he could dart off again. “Kalon, please. It’s the middle of the night. Let everyone sleep for now.”
“But you need—”
“I need you to stop trying to leave me.”
He froze.
Slowly, he extracted my fingers from his shirt and clasped my hand, bringing it up to his face. “I won’t.” He brushed his lips over the back of my hand. “I won’t leave you, my Allie.”
“Then come back here.” I tugged on the bed covers and patted the mattress next to me. “Please? You can call for the doctor when the sun comes up. I promise. Just stay with me for now.”
“How am I supposed to say no when you ask me like that?” he grumbled, climbing back into the bed. “Come here.”
I shuffled over and clamped myself against his side, resting my head on his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head. His whole body heaved as he sighed, and I nestled against him even closer.
“What happened?” I asked.
“No. Not until you’ve seen the doctor.”
“Please?”
He sighed again. “I can’t say no to you.”
Heehee.
“Stop smiling,” he muttered, tapping my side playfully. “You passed out after using your latent mana and divine power.”
“Hmm. Why do you not sound surprised that I used such a thing?”
“Ah… Aerwyna told me not long after you moved to Stein. She sensed it the day you arrived. It makes sense you’d have traces of it since House Vermillion has mana and House Lovett once possessed divine power, but…”
“I have a lot more than traces,” I finished for him. “I thought they couldn’t coexist together.”
“They can’t usually, and that’s partially why you passed out. It’s a combination of the opposing forces and the sheer amount of power you possess. It was latent until then, so when you used it in that heightened moment of emotion, every drop you have all came out at once.”
Hmm.
God had told me that I had to learn to use it—there was no way the priests in the temple would grant me access to the inner prayer room otherwise. It was reserved exclusively for those with divine power, so I would have to prove my ability before I could go in to speak with him.
“I suppose I’ll have to learn how to use them both, then.” I paused. “If I was suffering from depletion, couldn’t a mage or priest help me heal?”
“No. There are very few people in history who’ve possessed the ability to wield both powers and even less records on them. Aerwyna told me right away that a priest cannot be used to heal you in case their divine power upset the balance in your body.”
Something flashed through my mind. “She might be right. I have no recollection of ever being healed by a priest, even after my accident.”
“It was likely a precaution. Although the Lovetts haven’t had an active divine power user for three generations now, there’s always a chance it can change with a descendent. Given that your lineage is so powerful, it was probably a risk nobody wanted to take.” Kalon stroked my hair as he spoke. “If we didn’t think it was too dangerous, we would have probably had you awake by now. In other words, be more careful with yourself and don’t ever jump in front of a monster like that again.”
Right.
The wraithhusk.
“What happened there? How did it even get in? Is everyone all right? What about those children?”
Kalon sighed deeply. “This is why I didn’t want to do this now. You need to rest.”
“I’ve been sleeping for ten days and, technically, I am resting like this.” I cosied up to him to make my point. “Please… honey.”
He groaned in a way that vibrated throughout his whole chest. “I killed the monster. The person who let it loose is also dead.”
Of course.
“Sadly, not by my hand, but I’m not getting into all that right now. Everyone was fine, thanks to you, including the twins you saved.”
“Good. I’m glad. Was that red light your sword aura I saw before I passed out?”
“Yes. I don’t often use it, but it sometimes activates when my emotions are high.” He tensed. “Like then.”