Jared sat on the floor, still holding my hand. When he saw me looking at him, he smiled.
“How are you feeling?”
I stretched, and the heaviness was gone. My head felt clearer than it had in weeks, and my stomach growled.
“Hungry. How are you?”
“Exhausted. We have one night together before I have to report to the wizards for training. But the good news is that once I’m done, I can partner with the Fortunas and make the CLS cure here.”
“With magic,” I said, and I couldn’t keep the distaste from my voice.
“With magic,” he agreed. “Hey,” he said and put a finger under my chin. “It saved your life.”
“You saved my life,” I told him. He leaned in to kiss me, and my stomach growled again.
“Let me guess, you haven’t eaten today, have you?”
“Nope.”
He stood and let go of my hand. “No canood
