The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

Chapter 25
Casteel and I had spent the day before living, so we
would spend today ensuring we had more days like
yesterday.
We would meet with his parents.
But first, we needed to get out of bed, something
neither of us seemed in a rush to do. While Casteel toyed
with my hair, we chatted about what I had seen the day
before, which included me waxing on rather poetically about
the frozen treat I’d consumed.
In a lull of silence as I convinced myself it was far past
time to get up, Casteel asked, “When you healed that girl
yesterday, did you notice anything different about your
abilities?”
“Not really,” I told him as I traced figure eights across
his chest. “Well, I’m not sure if that’s true. When I healed
Beckett’s injuries, I didn’t really need to think about it. It just
happened. But this time, I had to do what I normally did
before.”
“Think of happy memories?” He twisted a strand of hair
around his finger.
“Yes. I thought of when we married.” I lifted my head,
resting my chin on his chest. He smiled softly at me. “And I
thought about how unfair the girl’s injuries were, and I…”
“What?”
I drew my lip between my teeth. “It seems silly to even
consider this, but I did think to myself that it wasn’t too late
—that she would live while my hands were on her.”