"Lover At Last" - читать интересную книгу автора (Ward, J.R.)

He shook his head. тАЬYou are a holiness upon the earth. Who am I to intervene in such a sacred matter?тАЭ

тАЬPlease. Just put an end to my suffering, and tell me where I stand.тАЭ

He removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. тАЬI cannot divulge that information to you.тАЭ

Layla opened her mouth. Shut it. тАЬExcuse me?тАЭ

тАЬYou are not my patient. Your young and the Primale areтАФso I will speak to him when I canтАФтАЭ

тАЬNo! You mustnтАЩt call him.тАЭ

The look he gave her suggested a disdain she imagined he usually reserved for prostitutes. And then he spoke in a low, vaguely threatening voice. тАЬYou are not in a position to demand a thing.тАЭ

Layla recoiled. тАЬI have come here of my own volition, as an independent femaleтАФтАЭ

тАЬYou are a Chosen. Not only is it unlawful for me to harbor you, but I can be prosecuted for what I did to you earlier. A ChosenтАЩs body isтАФтАЭ

тАЬHer own!тАЭ

тАЬтАФthe PrimaleтАЩs by law, as it should be. You are unimportantтАФnaught but a receptacle for what you are given. How dare you come in here like this, pretending to be a simple femaleтАФyou put my practice and my life at risk with such duplicity.тАЭ

Layla felt a wild rage tremble along every nerve ending in her body. тАЬWhose heart beats within this chest?тАЭ She pounded on herself. тАЬWhose breath is drawn here!тАЭ

Havers shook his head. тАЬI will speak with the Primale, and only himтАФтАЭ

тАЬYou cannot be serious! I alone live within this flesh. No one else doesтАФтАЭ

The physicianтАЩs face tightened in distaste. тАЬAs I said, you are but a vessel for the divine mystery in your wombтАФthe very Primale is within your flesh. That is more importantтАФand accordingly, I will hold you here untilтАФтАЭ

тАЬAgainst my will? I donтАЩt think so.тАЭ

тАЬYou will stay here until the Primale comes to fetch you. I shall not be responsible for setting you loose upon the world.тАЭ

The two of them glared at each other.

With a curse, Layla threw off the draping. тАЬWell, thatтАЩs a great plan as far as youтАЩre concerned. But IтАЩm getting naked right nowтАФand I will be walking out like that if I must. Stay and watch if you likeтАФor you could try to touch me, but I believe that would be considered another violation of some sort or another for you, wouldnтАЩt it.тАЭ

The physician left so quickly, he stumbled out into the hall.

Layla didnтАЩt waste a second, yanking on her clothes and rushing into the corridor. Although it was unlikely that there was only the one way in and out through the reception areaтАФthere had to be escape routes, in case of an attackтАФunfortunately, she had no clue about the layout of the facility.

So her only choice was to head up front. And she had to do it on footтАФshe was too pissed off to dematerialize.

Falling into a jog, Layla went in the direction sheтАЩd come fromтАФand almost immediately, as if they had been instructed to do so, female nursing staff jumped in her way, choking the hall, making it impossible for her to pass.

тАЬIf anyone shall touch my person,тАЭ she hollered in the Old Language, тАЬI shall regard it as a violation of my sacred sanctity.тАЭ

All of them froze.