CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

“Don’t worry about it,” Gretta says, as I panic. “I can fix this.”

What if Zach is my mate? What if I’ve hurt him for no reason?

If even half of what he says is true, this is awful. What I did to him is awful and I don’t think he’d ever forgive me.

“It might not be true though, right?” I ask. “Zach still could be lying. That doesn’t mean he’s my mate. It doesn’t necessarily mean I ruined things.”

“That’s right,” Gretta says. “You don’t know anything for sure because your mind is in a compromised state.

“First, we have to get rid of the fog. Then, you’ll know that the truth is. Then, you’ll know what you have to do.”

“How do we get rid of it?” I ask.

“Through another potion,” she says. “But we can’t do that today. Your body is already worn down by the potion you ingested.

“Your brain can be negatively affected if we keep pumping it with potions. It’s changing the way you think and feel. You can’t keep doing that without bad side effects.”

“So, what do I do?” I ask. “I have to