#Chapter 50: The Fever

Kayla The first thing I noticed, even before the pain in my body, was the sound of voices. They were distant at first, muffled like they were coming from underwater, but they grew sharper and clearer as I slowly returned to consciousness. My eyes fluttered open to find sunlight spilling into the small cave and warming my frozen cheeks. I grimaced, holding my trembling hand over my eyes to shield them against the sudden brightness. Where was I? When was I? Slowly, as my mind returned to my body, I realized that I wasn’t in my warm bed but rather still in that damp cave. Last night hadn’t just been a dream. But it was morning, which meant we had made it through the night… barely. It took me a moment to piece together where I was, the night before slowly coming back to me in vague flashes. The blizzard. Nicholas carrying me through the forest. His beautiful silver wolf wrapping around me… “Hello?” a voice shouted through the forest. I jolted