Chain My Heart Too, Gamma
He exhales and says, “The healer’s coming,Rosie. So stop crying.”
I can’t tell how much time passes before another set of footsteps enters. The air shifts. The healer smells of roots and smoke. Her fingers are cold as she touches my forehead, lifts my eyelid, hums under her breath. “It’s spreading,” she says softly. “You waited too long.”
Stephen folds his arms. “She’s had all the doses you gave last time.”
“Then there’s nothing more to do,” the healer replies. “Her body’s fighting it, but the venom’s deeper now. It’s not just in her blood. It’s settled in her heart, her wolf strength must be the only life line now.”
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