Page 83 of Her Silent Knight

With tears streaming down her face, Lee nodded. “You can’t touch him K. You or Sin. He doesn’t react well to heat. He needs another ice bath.”

No, he didn’t. At least, she didn’t think he did. She watched as Rhen helped Kaede bring in ice from outside. Standing in the corner of the room, all Sin could do was observe. Never had she been the type to hold her tongue.

But this was a tough situation. A man’s life was on the line. If she was wrong, someone could die. This was why she’d never wanted to be a healer like her mother and aunt. She didn’t want that type of responsibility on her.

Yet, if she was right and she said nothing, wouldn’t that be wrong also? Fuck. Everyone’s gaze jerked to her. Damn. She’d said fuck out loud. Her weird ass would do something crazy like that.

“What’s wrong?” Kaede asked as he sat a tub of ice down in the corner.

Rhen went to move the body. Here goes nothing.

“Don’t move him.”

“Huh?” Rhen asked.

Well, she had whispered the words. No wonder he hadn’t heard her. Sin tilted her shoulders back, lifted her chin and called forth a confidence she wasn’t feeling.

“Don’t move him.”

Rhen looked to Kaede. “Uh...”

Lee was the one to reply. “Sin, I don’t have time for this. Thanks for your help but...”

“Lee, I love you like a sister. Trust me one more time, please.”

Kaede stared from her to Lee, obviously confused by how the two of them was so close on such short notice. She’d fill him in later.

“Sin...” Lee started.

Sin moved forward. “When I was young, I got sick a lot, remember?”

“Yeah, but he’s...”

“Fire healed me.”

“Fire makes him convulse. Convulsing isn’t a good sign...”

“For humans. For witches. He’s not human and I don’t think he’s a witch.”

“Convulsing isn’t a good thing for most creatures,” Rhen spoke up. “I’ve never seen it be a good sign for anyone.”

“In school, we learn never to pin down a charge who’s having convulsions. Remember?”

“If I don’t, he could hurt himself. I don’t have time for this, Sin.”

“In school, we learned to never treat all shifters alike. Come on, Lee, did you forget everything you learned?”

“You know Caro as Lee?” Kaede asked.

Sin nodded. “I’ll explain it later.” To Lee she said. “I remember my training. I remember what my mom taught me and how she treated my illness. I’m not saying Nachik is a fire witch or a dragon, but his powers are fire-related. Submerging him in ice stops the convulsions, yes. But it doesn’t heal him. Shifters look scary as hell when they shift, but that’s normal for them. Vampires have darks lines that appear on their face when they go into kill mode. But that’s normal for them. Whatever he is, convulsing when healing is normal for him.”

“Would you bet your life on it,” Lee asked. “Because if he dies...”

“Don’t threaten my mate,” Kaede stepped forward.

“I’m trying to protect mine,” Lee shouted.

This was getting out of hand. Lee conjured a fireball.