A Monster's Light (Kadrixan Mates #5)

I speared another meatball with the tip of my fingers and plopped the bite-size piece into my mouth. These tasted nothing like the ones from the packages; they were infinitely better since Gnnar had made them from scratch himself.

I was recovering in our quarters here in the stronghold because every bed in the infirmaries, both here and in Ellaston, was filled with people who needed more medical care than I did.

One of them was Amir, who was being carefully monitored as they weaned him off the drugs Nova Vita had had him on. He’d known about the drugs and the results if he didn’t return to Nova Vita and had still come here to warn us. He didn’t know the name of the drug he was on, but they’d figured out quickly that it was the same thing Igor had been on when he first arrived. It would take some time, but they were weaning him off slowly.

Despite Gnnar’s reservations, we’d gone over to Ellaston to visit him, and I’d forgiven him for the role he played. Gnnar, not so much, but he’d come around.