The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 122

Chapter 122

“Oh,” she said. “I didn’t realize the Luna had company.” She set the linens down on the end of my bed and looked like she had no intention of being the one to leave.

“I should get going,” Liam said, standing. He squeezed my hand gently. “We’ll talk more later, okay?”

I nodded, although I doubted there was much left to say. Liam was a good friend, but he didn’t

understand. He never would.

After Liam left, Sarah hastily moved to fluff my pillows before I could even sit up. The movement jostled my head, making me wince as pain shot through my skull where I’d slammed it on the tiles the other night.

“Careful,” I muttered.

“Sorry.” Sarah giggled. “You just look so fragile lying there. Like you might break if I breathe on you wrong.”

I bit back my first response, which would have involved several colorful words about where she could shove her observations. Instead, I just said flatly, “I’m recovering from a head injury.”

ripping the linens off even though I was still laying there. “Must be nice, having everyone wait on you hand and foot.

warningly, “I don’t appreciate your

paused in her bustling, looking at me with those bright blue eyes.

her body every fake smile, every word that came out of her mouth. She’d been doing this for days now-ensuring she was just polite

Alexander and Gabriel had put her

tired to make a bigger deal

nodded and moved to my vanity, where she began rearranging the bottles and jewelry boxes. I watched her nervously as she handled my things, some of which were delicate

sentimental value.

“you don’t need to clean that area. I can take care of it myself when I’m feeling

but it’s such a mess,” Sarah said. “Really, Luna, when was the last time you

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of this? It’s like

the way

sniffed it, then wrinkled her nose at the scent. “A Luna should have higher

“Put that down. I told you to leave

just trying