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."

worse. Without thinking, I press my palm to her forehead. She's burning

to

"I don't need—"

a fever." My tone brooks no argument. "And

closes it as another wave

"But only because I don't think I can make

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

murmur. "We're not in

snow. Ivy's breathing grows more labored with each step, and I take more of

smoke

helping me?" Her words slur slightly.

opens as we approach, Vanessa's concerned face appearing. "I just don't

drops to

Ivy inside. The warmth hits like a

the healer asks, directing us

this." We ease Ivy onto

as

you felt ill?" Vanessa asks, already checking her blood

Her voice is barely audible. "Thought it was

for it,

dehydrated. And your body temperature is dangerously high." Vanessa disappears from the side of the bed,

the corruption, but maybe it's

IV bag.

much as they seem to surprise Ivy, whose eyes crack open. "Being alone

Luna." Ivy's laugh turns into a weak cough. "Always... so...

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

this?" I ask our healer

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