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46 Joyee Flynn Let s go to the media room so I can pull up the scans. I led the way and noticed the Mahans were gone, so I assumed they d said good night before the next wave of drama for the evening. When everyone, doc included, was in the large converted ballroom, I booted up my gaming system and pulled up the scans from my e-mail. My gods, several people gasped. Yes, I whispered and swallowed loudly as I saw for myself how bad Alexi s condition was. My mate is dying. I m not really sure how he s still alive after seeing this. He needs a new heart and he s running out of time, Dr. James said gently as he patted my shoulder. Elves are able to use their magic to heal people, I explained as I turned to face him. Horse has acquired the gift but never dealt with something this severe. I glanced at Crab then. That s hopefully where you come in. I wouldn t know where to start, he replied. Heal how? Dr. James asked at the same time. I glanced around the room and saw a pair of scissors. I grabbed them and sliced my forearm open. Horse got the idea and moved up beside me. He laid his hands on either side of the wound and closed his eyes. I felt a surge of magic throughout my body and the wound closed up, healing without a scar. The whole thing took moments and I was pretty sure we shocked everyone stupid. Or just Dr. James because I knew most everyone else had seen the show already. Sweet mother of mercy, Dr. James whispered as he reached out and touched my arm. But did that healing affect you? What do you mean? I asked, confused until he pointed to his heart. Yes, my heart sped up a bit. I thought about that for a moment. So we could only do small increments for Alexi while he was unconscious. Otherwise his heart could crash. Shove Your Tree 47 Crab stepped up to the monitor and studied the images. I would feel comfortable healing muscle a little at a time. He glanced at Dr. James. I mean, that s all the heart is, correct? Yes, basically, Dr. James replied with a smile. All I would need is for the new damage to be healed, and then I could replace the valves and Alexi would be fine. And then you could speed his recovery after the surgery, I said, glancing from Horse to Crab. They both nodded as they gave me wide smiles. I turned back to the doctor. That s the plan in a nutshell. It would work, he replied and then turned to Crab. When you heal him, would you need to see his heart at the time? No, I would scan his body and see it fully while still in his chest. You would not have to open him up or anything. He pointed to the older scan where Alexi s heart wasn t so bad. This would show me what I d need to heal his heart to look like. If I got you an older scan, from when he first came to me, could you heal it to that point? I believe so, Crab answered with a nod. Healing is very visual. When Horse healed Chiquita s arm, he saw in his mind what it looked like before and used his magic to make the cells re-form that way. But my understanding is they came to me for help because Horse has only done basic healings. He gave a slight nod to Horse so we all understood it wasn t meant as an insult. If he didn t know what to heal the heart to, he d be going in blind and could kill this Alexi. That s why I still cannot fix these valves on my own. I could make them too big or still too small and make things worse. I understand completely, Dr. James said with a wide smile as he looked at me. This will work. His face fell and he got very serious. I care for Alexi. He s a good man that got dealt a rotten hand in life. I always hoped one day we could be together. I ll do whatever I need to do to help, but you swear to me you will give him the life he deserves. 48 Joyee Flynn I bowed as I placed my hand over my heart to show my oath. He s my mate. I loved him the moment I found him. He will want for nothing, live forever, become basically indestructible once I claim him, and be surrounded by family. His is my first priority always, and I shall treat him as the gift he is for all our days. I don t know which to address first, Alexi said quietly from behind us. I gasped as the rest of us turned around, his brown eyes staring right into mine as they filled with tears. You amaze me. I [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] |