Tangled in Moonlight: Unshifted (Ava and Lucas)

Chapter 400

Chapter 400 Ava: Confronting Ivy

Snow crunches under my boots as I pace, each step carving deeper tracks into the pristine cover of snow that swept in overnight.

Three steps left. Three steps right. My breath clouds in front of my face.

"Just knock already," I mutter to myself.

You've been out here twenty minutes, Selene points out.

"Not helping."

How do you tell someone they might be corrupted by dark magic? 'Hey, noticed you've been acting weird lately, mind if I check for evil taint?' Yeah, that'll go over well.

The door flies open with a bang that makes me jump. Ivy stands in the doorway, her usual perfect appearance nowhere to be found. Dark circles ring her eyes, and her chestnut hair hangs limp around her face.

"What do you want?" Her voice comes out raspy, like she's been gargling glass.

"I..." All my carefully planned words evaporate. "Are you okay?"

She leans against the doorframe. "Fine. Just tired."

But she's not fine. I can see the slight tremor in her hands, the way she's barely keeping herself upright. My magic flutters in response to... something.

"You look sick."

"Thanks." Her laugh turns into a cough. "Always good to hear how terrible I look."

"That's not what I meant." I step forward, catching her arm when she sways. "Did you get any sleep?"

"Yes." She tries to pull away but doesn't have the strength. "Or tried to. Everything hurts."

Without thinking, I press my palm to

need to

"I don't need—"

My tone brooks no argument. "And you

opens her mouth to protest, then closes it as another wave of dizziness hits. I tighten

"But only because I don't think I can

waist, supporting her weight. She's lighter than I

I murmur. "We're not

through the snow. Ivy's breathing grows more labored with each step,

view, smoke curling

me?" Her words

approach, Vanessa's

Her head drops to my shoulder. "Everything's

rushes forward to help, and together we guide Ivy inside. The

directing us to an

We ease Ivy onto the mattress. "High fever, dizzy,

flutter closed as

asks, already checking her blood pressure

barely

I want to reach for it, to understand

probably dehydrated. And your body temperature is dangerously high." Vanessa disappears from the

the corruption, but maybe it's better this

Vanessa says, returning with an IV bag. "But don't

seem to surprise Ivy, whose eyes crack open.

into a weak cough.

again as Vanessa inserts the IV. I sink into a chair beside the bed,

this?" I ask our healer

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