Chapter 62
Madeline resurfaced in the castle first. Tadgh and Zach darted to the bed.
"You got him?" Tadgh asked.
Madeline put on a smile Tadgh had never seen before.
"What’s with the smile?" he asked.
She revealed the blood ring.
"Holy . . .”
Madeline gestured for silence. She kissed Ciaran and shook his shoulders. "Ciaran, darling. You need to get up."
Ciaran opened his eyes. He was groggy, but he registered the reality instantly. He grabbed Madeline’s hand and kissed her blood ring finger.
"Thanks for sharing,” Tadgh mumbled.
"Great stuff." Zach grinned.
Ciaran flew out of the bed and slumped to the floor, vomiting in the corner of the room.
Zach jumped aside. "What's the . . .”
"He does that all the time. Keep it in mind before you feed him sedatives,” Tadgh told Zach.
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