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Astrid thought about that for a few moments. “You don’t really need any other abilities, huh?”

“No, dragon shifters really don’t. It’s kind of a nice bonus.”

Astrid settled into working on the tablet, and it didn’t take long for her to understand the warning. Going back to her old devices was going to be very much a downgrade.

She quickly moved around a few of the streets and got information from a few promising books, which she was able to copy.

Over an hour later, she put the tablet down and looked over at the man who was watching her passively. “Well, I don’t think I’ll be trying to do anything on a regular computer again.”

“You were warned.”

“I guess I should have listened.”

“It doesn’t sound like listening has ever been your strong suit.”

She laughed. “No. I’ve been told that most of my life, and I’m pretty set in my ways.”

“How are you feeling?”

“Oh,” Astrid said and stopped to consider it. “My heart is still beating a little fast, and my legs and arms feel a bit tingly still.”

He stood up. “Ok, let me work on you again.”

She smiled and leaned back against the pillows. “Are you going to fix me?”

“You don’t need fixing, just a little healing.”

When he put his hands on her, Astrid felt warmth spread down her body, but she didn’t think that it was just because of the healing power he was channeling into her body.

Chapter 11

Ill-Advised

When she woke the next morning, Astrid turned to see someone typing away with his back turned toward her. She watched him hunched over, his attention focused on what he was doing. Throwing the covers off, she tried to move her legs, but they felt heavy.

He turned around and moved over to her. “Whoa, whoa. Let me heal you before you try to get up.”

He approached her, and when he put a hand on her forehead, she started feeling better.

“Hmm, that feels so nice,” Astrid said and closed her eyes.

“That’s because you are healing.”

“It feels like the tingling is disappearing, and my chest feels less tight.”

The warmth stopped flowing through her and settled. “What pain?”

Astrid pointed to the area over her heart. “Right here, it feels like a knot of pain. It lessens when you start this process.”

He looked down at her, something clearly going through his mind. Finally, he held out one hand. “Do you mind?”

“Mind what?”

His free hand indicated where she had said the pain was. Astrid looked down at her chest. “Oh,” she looked up at him, “will that lessen it even more?”

“It should make it go away.”

“Really?”

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