Slipping in and out of unconsciousness, Sheena didn't know how long she had been left hanging where she was--minutes, hours, even days could have passed, and she wouldn't have known. She did know that the maniac who had bound and gagged her had finally managed to push her past her pain tolerance, but she had still refused to scream or whimper--in
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"Relax, Sheena, you're safe," Abel murmured. He knelt before her and cut the rope holding one leg before massaging the tight muscles to relax them. It was times like these that he wished he had some heeling magic.
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He may not have been able to cast a curing spell on her, but his presence was helping her more than he could possibly realize.
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"Can you stand?" he softly asked, doing his best to ignore the blood that stained the floor beneath her as well as her skin. Zora was going to be beside himself with worry for his mistress.
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She couldn't face him when he stood, embarrassed that she had let herself get into this predicament. She did respond to him, however, shaking her head slightly in an "I don't know" manner. She did try, holding on to the chain above her as she placed what weight she could on trembling legs.
Zora was going to be more than worried...
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"Just relax and I'll have you back in my room, safe and secure, while I pamper you back to health."
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She watched wide-eyed as he pulled out the small tools, and she closed her eyes in relief when he started working on the chains above her.
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"Let's go," he murmured, heading for his room where Radi and Zora had been. He'd probably move them all later to her underwater room for the comfortable familiararity, but that would happen through his room anyway.
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She couldn't even return his purr at the moment as she tried to hold on to him, her arms dangling down his chest.
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"Forgive me, I didn't notice the gag," he murmured, wanting to find the one that did this to her before tearing them apart. But that could wait until after she had recovered.
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"Nothing to forgive," she said hoarsely and slowly while smiling. It was true. She probably would have done the same thing if their roles were reversed and she found him in the same condition.
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He brushed another kiss across her forehead before he shouldered the door to his room open.
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She turned, dreading what Zora's reactiom would be...
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"Zora's fine. He came searching for me when you weren't in your room. You've been gone for about twelve hours, I'd estimate," he murmured, shifting back to his human form as he gently held a glass of water for her to drink. "Now stop talking until you get more liquid into you."
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Then she obediently kept quiet as he held the glass to her lips. She wanted to gulp, but drank slowly, letting the cool water ease her throat.
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Yes, he was partially aroused, but that seemed to be the normal state for him any more while he was in the Hotel. He was able to easily ignore the condition his body was in as he focused on cleaning her injuries.
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Thankfully, her vision was still hazy, and she couldn't see his state of arousal as he climbed in. She did, however, raise an eyebrow in amusement and bewilderment. "Pampering?" she asked in a rough voice.
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