Chapter 59

He frowns and looks me in the eyes. "My punishment was to endure pain like a human would... Like you would. They won't let me." My eyes cloud with tears for the third freaking time in ten minutes, but I refuse to let them fall and make this about me. "Why can't you just defy them? You're hurting! Fix yourself!" I reach out to touch him but I retract my hands before I make contact with him. I'm afraid to hurt him more. "They would know if I used my magic to do it. Magic is like a big pool of energy that witches and warlocks pull from. When one person uses it in the coven, we all know. The kind of energy I would need to heal myself... They would know immediately. They would hurt Elle if I tried anything." I nod my head and grit my teeth in anger. I'm infuriated by the people he calls his "coven." They are all monsters. How can they let Eli suffer like this when he could easily be healed in minutes? Beating him to a pulp wasn't enough, but they want him to remain in pain for weeks after?