Evans, Gabrielle - Hypnotic Healing [Fatefully Yours 6] (Siren Publishing LoveXtreme Forever ManLove) by Gabrielle Evans Page A

head started to ache. “Okay, we’ll talk about it later.” What did that mean for Echo? Was he not a vampire as they all believed? He certainly looked and acted like one. Come to think of it, though, he didn’t really smell like Jinx or Syn. Hex had chalked it up to Echo being his mate, but maybe he was missing something.
    His temples started to throb, and he pushed away the thoughts. He could only deal with one crisis at time, and as long as Echo was alive and healthy, they would deal with the mystery surrounding him after they found Onyx.
    Craze marched along beside Syn, but neither of them had said a word in the last two hours. Something was going on there, but Hex filed it away under none of his business. Unless it became a problem for him or his lovers, he’d let the two work out their own problems.
    “You do realize that the new moon is in three weeks,” Jinx said hesitantly. “Should you be preparing?”
    Swallowing back a frustrated growl, Hex ignored the vampire. Yes, he knew how long they had until the new moon. He knew they’d face yet another challenge, and hopefully, would come out victorious once more. Yes, they should be preparing. Now, if something would go right for a change, he’d get right on that.
    His cell phone began to vibrate against his thigh, and Hex dug in his pocket until he could pull it free. His heart galloped inside his chest when he saw Gage’s name on the display. Flipping open his phone, he swallowed hard and pressed it to his ear. “Did you find him?”
    “You need to come back to the house.” Gage’s voice was strained. “We’re almost there now.” Then he hung up.
    With shaking hands, Hex closed his phone and slid it back into his pocket. “They found him,” he said, though his voice sounded robotic, even to his own ears.
    “Let’s go.” Craze spoke for the first time, giving Hex a hard shove to snap him out of his stupor. “How far are we from the house?”
    “At least a mile, maybe more.” Oh, gods, what if he didn’t make it in time? Gage hadn’t said, but if his voice was anything to go by, it was bad.
    “We’ll make it,” Craze assured him. “I’ll get Jinx and Syn back. Run.”
    So, Hex did. He ran harder and faster than he ever had in his life. He used every last reserve of energy he had, pulled on all of his added strength as a demon, and flew through the trees and across the frozen ground.
    He didn’t know how long it took him, but he never stopped running until he bounded up the back steps and barreled in through the kitchen door. Myst met him in the kitchen, his face pale and his eyes red. “In the living room,” was all he said.
    Hurrying past his lover, Hex jogged into the living room and froze just beyond the threshold. Onyx’s limp and unconscious form was spread out on the floor, completely nude, and covered in savage bite marks from head to toe. Not a single patch of skin was unmarred by bites, bruising, or cuts. Blood seeped from the wounds, dripping down his body to soak into the carpet beneath him.
    “Help him,” Echo whispered thickly. His entire body shook where he knelt on the floor by Onyx’s head. He stroked the demon’s hair, tears streaming down his face. “Please, Hex.”
    Everyone moved out of the way as Hex hurried over and knelt on Onyx’s other side. Closing his eyes and sending up a little prayer, Hex let his hands roam over his lover’s body, pushing away the nausea that rolled his stomach at the blood-slicked and gaping wounds he encountered.
    He stayed that way for a long time, letting the power roll through him as he worked on the warrior. Echo’s hands landed on top of his, and Hex felt the added surge like an electric current along his skin. Still, he didn’t open his eyes, didn’t interrupt his concentration.
    When he’d finally done all he could do, he sat back on his heels and dropped his chin to his chest, covering his face with his blood-stained hands.
    “Is he going to be okay?” Echo asked