Bride of the Beasts
But the fever muddled everything—twisting sounds, blurring edges, making the world feel distant and wrong.
I parted my lips. A vial touched them, cool glass against heat-flushed skin. The moment the liquid hit my tongue, I recoiled, clamping my mouth shut.
“So bitter,” I choked, swallowing against the urge to gag.
“It’s medicine,” he said, his tone oddly dry. “It’s meant to be bitter.”
I scowled weakly. “No. You forgot the berries. You always add berries—I like them.”
A brief pause followed. “I’ll remember next time,” Arlo said. “Now drink.”
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