The Sickened Luna's Last Chance novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299

“Like shit, if I’m being honest.” He shifted in the bed, wincing. “The pain meds help, but they also make me tired all the time. I sleep more than I’m awake these days, and when I’m awake, I feel like puking and I can’t fucking eat anything.‘

My throat constricted as if I could feel his nausea. “I’m sorry, Liam. I’m so, so sorry.”

“Don’t.” He reached out and grabbed my hand. “Don’t apologize for something that’s not your fault.”

“But it is my fault. I told you the truth about who I was and now you’re-”

“Ella.” His grip tightened on me. “Stop. We’ve been over this. I don’t regret knowing the truth. I’d rather die knowing you’re alive than live the rest of my life thinking you were gone forever.”

My shoulders sagged. Typical Liam, putting me above himself. Stupid, lovesick fool.

“I haven’t found anything,” I admitted after a moment. “About the curse, I mean. I’ve been searching every night in the library, reading everything I can get my hands on, but there’s nothing. Not a single mention of resurrection curses or people coming back from the dead in new bodies or any way to break it.”

“Then we’ll keep looking,” he replied with a shrug.

“Liam-”

“I’m not giving up yet,” he said firmly. “And neither should you. There has to be something out there, some piece of information your mother missed or some healer who knows something.”

“But that’s the thing,” I sighed. “We can’t tell a healer about it because they could be condemned, too.”

“We’ll find a way. You’ll find a way. You always do.”

I bit the inside of my cheek to keep myself from biting out a retort. Truthfully, I was at a loss, and I was pretty certain my friend was doomed. But I didn’t want to tell him that. I’d pretend there was still hope up until the very end if it helped him cope.

Just then, the door opened. I looked up, expecting to find a nurse standing there, but my eyes widened when I spotted Alexander standing in the doorway with a potted plant and a balloon in his hands.

“Stella,” he said, brows lifting in surprise. “What are you doing here?”

My mouth opened and closed, but no words came out. What was I supposed to say? That I was visiting a friend who was dying because I’d told him the truth about my curse? That would raise too many questions I couldn’t

answer.

“She was visiting me,” Liam said. “Stella and I have become friends over the past few weeks. She’s been kind enough to check in on me.”

Alexander’s eyes narrowed slightly, flicking between Liam and me. “I didn’t know you two knew each other.”

“We met at the cemetery,” Liam said smoothly. “She was visiting Ella’s grave, and we struck up a conversation. Turned out we had a lot in common.”

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Chapter 299

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