The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 289,

Chapter 289

Ella’s POV

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“Anya!” I dropped to my knees beside her, eyes widening as I took in the sight of her ankle. It was already turning purple and swollen. “What happened?”

“Someone” She hiccupped through her tears. “Someone shoved me from behind. I didn’t see who it was.”

I glanced around, but there was no one nearby. Whoever had done this was long gone, “Can you stand?”

“I don’t think so.” Fresh tears spilled down Anya’s cheeks. “The event is starting in five minutes. I have to drop out. My family”

“You’re not dropping out.”

Anya blinked at me. “What?”

I stood and shrugged off my jacket. The event rules didn’t say anything about contestants needing to be able to walk, did they? Just that they needed to participate.

you doing?” Anya asked as I started tying the sleeves of

to make sure

You can’t carry me through an entire

the makeshift sling over my shoulders and adjusted it until it sat comfortably across my back. “Come on.

“”

Anya, but I managed to get her positioned in the sling with her injured ankle carefully tucked to the side. She

Anya was petite and light. It still wouldn’t be easy, but it was better

“Stella, this is crazy-”

gathered. “But you need this win for your family, and I’m not letting some

other contestants and onlookers stared as we emerged from behind the tent. A few of them started laughing and pointing in our direction, murmurs rippling across the crowd, but I ignored them and took my

our team.

and her team staring at me and whispering behind their hands. Sophia’s eyes were glimmering with malicious

I ignored her, too.

began. Each team had five flags to be

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