Page 79 of Her Silent Knight

“You’ve had to kill too?”

“Yes,” Sin lied.

“We’re not bad people.”

“Of course not. If you hadn’t killed her, her ass would’ve eaten you.”

“That’s what Nach told me. But she was only a kid. No more than sixteen.”

“Here, that doesn’t matter. Here, you have to do what you have to in order to survive.”

“We were lucky that Kaede, Santiago, and Deacon were out hunting that day. They saved us and brought us here. We’ve been here ever since.” Lee wiped her eyes. “How did you end up here, Sin?”

Sin couldn’t tell her about Shade. That was a secret she had to keep to herself. “Wait, Lee, how are you here? This place is for immortals. Only immortals can survive here.”

“I am immortal. Well, for as long as my mate lives. Turns out, even though we don’t know what Nach is, he is an immortal.”

“So, mates of immortals are immortal by default?”

“Of course. Don’t you remember learning that in our first year of training?”

“I barely remember my first year of training.”

“That’s how you’re able to survive here. You’re mated to Kaede, who is an immortal alpha.”

That was it.She was immortal. Shade wasn’t an immortal maker. She no longer had to worry about people hunting her sister down and using her for their own evil deeds. She was mated to an immortal alpha. That was as close to royalty as she’d ever get. She’d take it. Queen Sin!

“Being immortal only means you can live a long time if you manage to survive the evils of the world. It doesn’t mean you can’t die,” Lee told her. “Nach is immortal.” Lee sniffled. “But he’s dying, Sin. My mate is dying and it’s all my fault.”

“What do you mean?” Sin reached across the table to hold Lee’s hand. This was the only way she knew to comfort her.

“He was given a task by The Deciders.”

Those bastards.

“But, he didn’t complete the task. I told him not to.”

Good. “Why?”

“Because it involved the capture and containment of a pregnant fairy.”

Shit.

“I wouldn’t have been able to live with myself if he’d done that. He wouldn’t have been able to live with himself if he’d done it also. He contacted them and told them that he couldn’t do the job after he found out the woman was pregnant. They told him he had three days to get the job done since he’d already accepted it. He told them no. Four days later, he was coming home from hunting and he was attacked by two men in masks. He fought them off, killing them. But he was wounded. The men were rabid wolf shifters.”

“But there’s a vaccine for rabies. Well, back home there is.”

“We have one here also. It’s not working. Nothing is working. It’s been two weeks. Today... today... he looked worse. He’s dying Sin. The man I love is dying.”

“Take me to him.”

“Sin, your mom is good at healing. Not you.”

“I’m good at spells.”

“So is our medic here. They’re not working.”

“I’m also good at figuring out what species a person is.”