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Chapter 1

Grey Ackles was blind

The doctor had used more technical terms, such as “optic pathway trauma” and “post-trau to hi—he was blind

The visual world had beco place since he’d been hurt the week before in a battle against the pestilents The bastards had been stopped for now, and the Weavers had all survived, but the trade-off was that he’d been left without his sight

As it was, he’d confounded the doctor because his friend Dane had ns of a concussion and soh of an injury that they could say Grey had been in a car accident It wasn’t like they could tell the doctor that they’d fought a madwoman from another diht in an explosion when he’d saved the soul uy who’d been a lion at the tiht, but they’d lock hi insane

But if the Weavers’ resident healer could fix broken bones, concussions, and bullet holes, why the hell couldn’t he heal broken eyes?

Grey wanted to believe Dane would fix his eyes, but frustration and anger still ate at hi his patience microscopically short He didn’t do helpless He didn’t depend on others

But here he was, unable to do the silass of water without lass just to keep fro everywhere

And the doctors wanted to do all these tests, trying to figure out why he’d gone blind when he didn’t show the usual head trau a lot of red flags The Weavers had to protect their secrets, and the freaking Soul Weaver couldn’t wipe anyblind!

As it was, he’d walked out of the appointment when it was clear the doctor couldn’t do any more to restore his vision

Now, sitting in the back seat of Baer’s Jeep as Lucien and Baer took hi the sun on his skin, but no change in what he could see This part of Georgia was beautiful, too It suckedout on the stands of live oaks with theiron the landscape Winter was on its way, and though they didn’t have heavy winters, he hated ine the plethora of November colors in the trees and landscape

All he had was darkness

“You sure you don’t want to let them do the MRI and CT scan?” Baer asked

The seat squeaked as Baer turned in the front passenger seat to speak to hi closer

Wait Lucien was driving Baer’s Jeep? That was odd

Baer’s red hair would have been dancing in the wind froreen eyes would likely be clouded orry Still, when Grey looked in that direction, he saw nothing Panic rose in his chest, threatening to swamp him He sed the lu injuries when they looked at ic to heal people He just couldn’t fix my eyes’ ”

Baer cursed softly under his breath, and the chair squeaked again as he likely shifted to look forward With Grey’s sight gone, his perception of the world had greatly changed There was none of this heightened-senses bullshit, not like in the cos sounded or smelled than he’d ever been before For instance, he could s in fro leaves, because the smell of wood sne drifted past hiht on the breeze

“It’s probably for the best,” Lucien said as he flipped on a blinker, creating a persistent clicking “Did he offer any potential solutions? Surgery?”

“No,” Grey answered “Heto offer anything else without all the tests” Grey sighed and rubbed his sore eyes with one hand They were dry and itchy He wasn’t blinking enough, apparently “I’ none of that will be necessary Wiley’s bound to find a good healing spell” Baer’sto find the right incantation They’d tried one already, but there had been no improvement in Grey’s vision