Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 256

Chapter 255

My eyes snapped open, and I saw Wendy and Toya staring at me from the end of my bed, and Sterling's back running out the door. "No!" I screamed after him. "Come back." But I heard my front door shutting, and I wanted to cry.

"What do you need, Amy?" Wendy came closer. "We will get you anything."

In my mind, I knew she was trying to be helpful, but my heart, my body, wasn't listening. I just started crying. "It hurts." The heat became unbearable, and I rolled over my bed, doing my best to relieve a tiny bit of of the pain. I snapped my eyes open to my friends. "Water." I was parched, the need was burning through every ounce of actual thought. I just needed to be cooled. To get relief in any way possible. Wendy nodded and ran out of the room. She came back with a big glass of cold water and helped me drink it. The cool water gave me a tiny bit of pleasure. The dryness of my throat disappearing for a second, before coming back stronger. I moaned longer and pushed her away. I looked at Toya. "Bath?”

"You want a hot bath?" She started out of the room, but I called out.

"Cold."

I nodded, desperate for the tiny bit of relief the glass of water gave me. She went straight into my

enough to stop me from making a mistake, I knew I would regret. "They will reach the bathroom." She continued, ignoring my tears. "We made sure before we locked you up, so you can go to the bathroom and stuff. So you will be able to have your bath without unlocking the chains." I cried harder. But she kept herself away from me. I didn't blame her. "The king..." She kept talking, but my world focused down

Rowan. I needed Rowan.

room and the two women helped me into the bathroom. They helped me undress, but

and smiled. "I'm under control. You can take off the chains." I sounded reasonable, but in my mind, I knew I was on the edge. If they unlocked me,

stepped closer, and I smiled as

my mind, I was begging them to believe me. Please Goddess, believe me. But Toya snorted and

and it fell away. "I'm going

came and

Wendy agreed and then they helped me out of my pants. The cool bathroom air touching my skin made it pebble. This was torture. The heat was unbearable, but the

pores. Feel it rise off me in a haze like in the desert. I

saltiness of her tears, but I ignored them. Why was she crying when I