Chapter 29

HOPE

I drifted in and out of consciousness. I was crazy tired, and my throat was so sore. I had a vague recollection of someone stuffing something down my throat and choking me, but it was fuzzy. I moaned.

Someone was instantly there, wiping my head with a cloth. I could hear Nicco, speaking in a worried tone.

“She’s so hot, Charlie. Is she okay?”

“She’ll be fine, Alpha. She just has a little fever, that’s all. That’s how human bodies deal with infections. They don’t heal like we do. As soon as the doctor figures out what poisoned her, we can treat her. Shouldn’t be long, now.”

My brain was screaming at me to pay attention because something important was just said, but I drifted off again in a fog.

The next time I woke up I felt a lot better. The light was barely peeking into the room. Nicco was laying on the bed next to me, asleep, and Charlie was in a chair, bolt upright, his head leaning against the wall. His eyes opened when I moved.

“You’re awake,” he said, s