I’M PRETTY SURE I WENT into shock. That seems to be the only possible explanation as to why I don’t remember anything, from getting into the car to arriving at the house. In a day, I have gone from being a nobody who lived a boring simple life to a mage who is wanted by both sides. When we get to the house, I finally come back to my senses. Colton gets out of the car, and carries me straight into the kitchen, calling for Claire.
Claire runs into the kitchen, and gasps when she sees me. “What happened?”
“I’m fine. Colton, you can put me down now.”
Colton looks at me, the hesitance obvious in his gaze. Once he’s sure that I’m okay, he gently puts me down, and keeps his arms on my shoulder to make sure I don’t fall. When I don’t sway, he drops his arms, but doesn’t step away from me.
“When we got to the house, Ryanne stepped out of the car, and said that she thought something wasn’t right. I surveyed the house, and didn’t find anything wrong, so she went upstairs to get some clothes. While she was gone, some guy came in and attempted to hack me to bits. He had a sword, but I was able to knock him unconscious. When I turned around, I saw a man holding her with a dagger to her neck. David snuck up behind him, hit him with a vase, and knocked him unconscious too. I’m a little surprised that worked, by the way. I thought he would be a little harder to fight, but whatever. We grabbed Ryanne and left,” he explains quickly.
“Oh my gosh, sweetie, let’s see what I can do for that cut.” She puts a finger under my chin and lifts it up, examining the cut. “It doesn’t look too deep. One second, let me get the first aid kit.” I stare at the door she just walked through for a couple of seconds before turning around and looking at the two guys behind me.
“Thank you, both of you.” They are both looking at me so intensely.
David clears his throat. “Ryanne, you don’t ever have to thank us.”
“I—”
“Okay, here we go. I brought a shirt for you to change into. Yours is covered in blood. Colton, David, turn around.” I feel a little self-conscious changing in front of Claire with Colton and David in the room, but I listen anyway. I pull my shirt over my head, and grab onto the one that Claire brought for me.
“This will probably sting a little.” I gasp in surprise when the wet wipe hits the cut. It did sting. A lot. “This doesn’t need a healer since it’s pretty shallow. There’s not a whole lot I can do for it, though. On the plus side, since you have come into your gifts, you should heal quicker. This cut will probably be gone in the morning after a good night’s sleep.”
“Thank you, Claire.” I reach out to hug her, surprising both us. After a couple seconds, her arms wrap around me, and she hugs me back.
Facing Colton and David, I ask, “Do you know who those men were? Why did they try to kidnap me?”
The two brothers glance at each other. David speaks first. “Well, they were probably working for Dravin Kione. He’s kind of the ringleader for the Gadramicks. They all want power and control, and don’t care who they hurt in the process. They think you are their token to getting that.”