winced.

Then he seemed to get a grip on himself. “The water is cold, but

it’s pure. We need to clean those slashes and stop that bleeding now.”

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“I don’t suppose there’s any Black Magic around,” Elena said, half

jokingly. This was going to hurt.

Damon, however, immediately began opening cupboards. “Here,”

he said after checking only three, triumphantly coming up with a

half-full bottle of Black Magic. “Lots of doctors keep this as a medicine

and anesthetic. Don’t worry; I’ll pay him well.”

“Then I think you should have some, too,” Elena said boldly.

“Come on, it’ll do us both good. And it won’t be the first time.”

She knew that the last sentence would clinch it with Damon. It

would be a way of getting back something that Shinichi had taken from

him.

I’ll get the whole of his memories back from Shinichi somehow,

Elena decided, doing her best to screen her thoughts from Damon with

white noise. I don’t know how to do it, and I don’t know when I’ll get

the chance, but I swear I will. I swear.

Damon had filled two goblets with the rich, heady-smelling wine

and was handing one to Elena. “Just sip at first,” he said, helpless but to

fall into the role of instructor. “This is a good year.”

Elena sipped, t