60. A deal with the unexpected Bargainer

Angeline

Why the Hell did the Goddess bring me back? It was a mistake! I was a mistake! I cried out, hugging her, trying to make her warmer.

“Ava?” A soft poking on my arm brought me back from panic-town.

“Stella.” The words came out in a hazy murmur as I still rode the frozen waves of paralysing anxiety.

“Is Jul sleeping?” worry was clear in her eyes. I wrapped my arms around her and brought her to my lap. The poor pup had already lost so much and witnessed lots of shit and now I was the one laying the shit onto her life, taking her Jul from her.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, hugging her tighter. Fuck, no!

“She is kind of sick, but she will get better, I promise you.” I tried to steady my voice and not sound like the mess I was feeling like.

“Let’s head to the clinic, they must have something to help her,” Cal suggested.

“Let’s go to the clinic,” I said, putting Stella down and doing my best to lift Julia as I hoisted her over my shoulder. It was super hard, but after all