The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299

“Like shit, if I’m being honest.” He shifted in the bed, wincing. “The pain meds help, but they also make me tired all the time. I sleep more than I’m awake these days, and when I’m awake, I feel like puking and I can’t fucking eat anything.‘

My throat constricted as if I could feel his nausea. “I’m sorry, Liam. I’m so, so sorry.”

“Don’t.” He reached out and grabbed my hand. “Don’t apologize for something that’s not your fault.”

“But it is my fault. I told you the truth about who I was and now you’re-”

“Ella.” His grip tightened on me. “Stop. We’ve been over this. I don’t regret knowing the truth. I’d rather die knowing you’re alive than live the rest of my life thinking you were gone forever.”

My shoulders sagged. Typical Liam, putting me above himself. Stupid, lovesick fool.

“I haven’t found anything,” I admitted after a moment. “About the curse, I mean. I’ve been searching every night in the library, reading everything I can get my hands on, but there’s nothing. Not a single mention of resurrection curses or people coming back from the dead in new bodies or any way to break it.”

“Then we’ll keep looking,” he replied with a shrug.

“Liam-”

“I’m not giving up yet,” he said firmly. “And neither should you. There has to be something out there, some piece of information your mother missed or some healer who knows something.”

“But that’s the thing,” I sighed. “We can’t tell a healer about it because they could be condemned, too.”

“We’ll find a way. You’ll find a way. You always do.”

I bit the inside of my cheek to keep myself from biting out a retort. Truthfully, I was at a loss, and I was pretty certain my friend was doomed. But I didn’t want to tell him that. I’d pretend there was still hope up until the very end if it helped him cope.

Just then, the door opened. I looked up, expecting to find a nurse standing there, but my eyes widened when I spotted Alexander standing in the doorway with a potted plant and a balloon in his hands.

“Stella,” he said, brows lifting in surprise. “What are you doing here?”

My mouth opened and closed, but no words came out. What was I supposed to say? That I was visiting a friend who was dying because I’d told him the truth about my curse? That would raise too many questions I couldn’t

answer.

“She was visiting me,” Liam said. “Stella and I have become friends over the past few weeks. She’s been kind enough to check in on me.”

Alexander’s eyes narrowed slightly, flicking between Liam and me. “I didn’t know you two knew each other.”

“We met at the cemetery,” Liam said smoothly. “She was visiting Ella’s grave, and we struck up a conversation. Turned out we had a lot in common.”

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Chapter 299

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It wasn’t exactly a lie, but it wasn’t the whole truth either. I was grateful for the cover story, even as my chest ached at the mention of my own grave.

Alexander’s expression softened slightly when Liam mentioned the cemetery, but there was still something uncertain in his gaze. “I see. Well, I brought you something, Liam.” He crossed the room and set the gifts down on the side table.

A silence fell after that. I sensed a bit of awkward tension, so I stood, smoothing down my skirt. “I’m going to get some coffee. I’ll let you two have your privacy.”

Liam looked like he wanted to argue, but I was already gathering my purse and turning to leave. Really, I just wanted to get away from Alexander. The date was still weighing heavily on my mind, even more so now that he was closer to marrying Anya.

Just as I was slipping out of the room, however, my wolf roiled with frustration and reached out. I didn’t have a chance to stop her before he was tugging on the mate bond, just as she had too many times before.

I froze, glancing briefly over my shoulder, and met Alexander’s confused gaze.

But before he could say anything, I turned and fled, hoping he wouldn’t sense that the desperate tug had unwittingly come from my own wolf.