in mine and gently wiped the blood off. I watched as his pale skin reappeared from under the dark blood and a thought occurred to me.
I froze.
Blood? I smiled, excitement raced through my body.
Lucian frowned at my smile and I looked away, I wasn’t sure how he was going to react to my idea. I stood and paced while I thought my idea through. I stopped and looked at him. He was in serious trouble and this time it was entirely my fault. He looked so much smaller, as if whatever he was infected with was eating his life away.
I couldn’t let that happen. I wouldn’t let that happen. I looked at him, more determined than ever.
“I’ve always wanted to be naked in bed with you looking at me like that.” Lucian chuckled as he watched me. His laugh turned into a sticky, wet sounding cough, which escalated into another vicious bout of blood, soaked hacking.
When he settled back down, I grabbed his hand. “Lucian, I need to ask you something, okay?
He turned his head and opened his eyes a crack. “Of course.” He tried to smile.
“Um, first, do you know of any spells at all that could heal you? Are there any herbs that you know of?” I knew he would have already tried everything, but just in case.
He shook his head. “Jamie’s tried everything, but this is demon stuff, Gracie, I’m afraid we don’t have anything to counteract it.” He turned onto his side gingerly. Facing me, I could fully see how bad he was. His eyes were sunken and ringed with a sickly blue. His lips lacked color and his hair was limp and thin looking. We were losing him.
I sat up straight. Not if I could help it!
“I know that you’re a warlock and you’re all about the purity of the earth and that some things may seem distasteful to you, but I may have a cure.” I looked at him and tried to smile.
He sat up a little and frowned. “Gracie? What are you thinking?” He watched my face as I clearly battled with how to put it to him. In the end though, I figured this was the only thing I could think of to save him and even if I had to hold him down, he was doing it.
“You need to drink my blood, Lucian.”
He paled even more and fell back onto the bed. At my words, Mr. Super Hearing burst into the room.
“You want to give him your blood?” Seth roared. “Have you lost your mind?” He stood snarling inside the room, his fists clenched.
“As if you have any say!” I stood; ready to toss his ass out the front door. “Listen, this isn’t some sick way to get his lips on my body Seth, this is demon shit, and the only magic that can counteract it is mine. Trust me, all the legends were wrong, demon magic doesn’t stop Madea magic.” I froze, hearing my own words as I felt a zing of realization. “Madea magic stops demon magic.” I looked at the ground as the thought hit home. I smiled, remembering how easily I had trapped Lucifer. If I could do that, then a little demon sickness should be child’s play. I looked at Seth, “Look, this is the fastest way to heal him. He doesn’t have much time and I don’t want to sit here and fumble around. My blood can heal him right now.”
Seth looked as if he were about to start foaming at the mouth he was so pissed. “You have no idea what you are doing, Grace.” he warned.
I sat next to Lucian and smiled. Ignoring the jealous vampire was going to be hard. I looked at him again and when it appeared that he would start yelling again, I turned my eyes to Jamie.
The entire time she had been standing off to the side, tears sliding down her pale cheeks. She had nothing to say. She told me she trusted me before, so apparently, she was letting me do what I felt needed to be done.
“Ready?” I asked, looking at Lucian again. His eyes bored into mine.
“Where?” He asked quietly.
I looked at him, not sure what he meant, and then he looked at my neck and I laughed. “No, I don’t think either one of us would survive Seth’s fit if I were to give you my neck.”
“You are so fucking right!” Seth growled and I turned to glare at him.
“If all you’re going to