The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 283

Ella’s POV

“Ella?” Liam’s eyes went wide, and my blood turned to ice. “It’s really you?”

Oh, no. What had I just done?

“… No, I didn’t mean…” I felt like I was going to be sick. “I was just… I was making a joke. A stupid joke. Because you said I looked like her and I thought it would be funny to- ”

“Stop.” Liam grabbed my wrists and searched my face with sudden sober intensity, “You’re not joking. I can see it now. It’s you. It’s really you. I thought you looked similar, but I hardly dared to believe it…”

“Liam, please”

“How is this possible?” He was still holding my wrists, still staring at me like I was a ghost come to life. Which, I supposed, I was. “You died. I went to your funeral. I threw dirt on your casket.”

“Not here,” I managed to choke out. “We can’t talk about this here.”

Liam glanced around the dimly lit hallway. A few other drunk patrons were milling about near the bar’s entrance, but no one was paying attention to us. Still, he nodded and released my wrists.

With a trembling hand, I led him out the rear exit into the alley behind the bar. The consequences of what I’d just done had immediately sobered me as if I hadn’t had a drop of alcohol.

blurring my vision and the horror

to death because of my

listen to Lilith and keep

my mouth opening and closing wordlessly. Where did I even start? How did I

“I died during childbirth, and then… then I woke up. In a different body. This body.” I gestured at myself. “It’s a curse on my family. Everyone who dies gets one chance to come back, but we can’t tell anyone from our old life who we really are. If

jaw clenched.

the dim light from the streetlamp, but his

it’s true,” I went on. “I already condemned an innocent farmer because I told him before I knew the truth. My

mother?” Liam’s brow

affected by the curse, too–Lilith.” I shook my head, not wanting to get into the details right now. “Five people died before she figured out what was going on. Five, Liam.”

“Ella-”

fisted in my hair, panic clawing its way up my throat. “I shouldn’t have said anything. I knew better, but I was drunk and you

and put his hands

I breathe when I knew that Liam

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was going to die because I was selfish and reckless and couldn’t keep

to gasp out. “I can see it on your face. You

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