Chapter 187

She touched her forehead-it was burning up, just like she said. Tessa Steele really did come down with a nasty fever. If it hadn't been pouring, getting a doctor down here wouldn't have been a problem. But with this kind of rain? The muddy mountain roads were dangerous enough, and there was even a risk of a landslide-definitely not safe to go down now. Luckily, Vanessa Brooks had the foresight to bring along a stash of just-in-case medicine, and yeah, fever reducers were part of it. She gave Tessa both the cold meds and fever medicine, then soaked a towel in warm water to wipe her forehead and limbs over and over again. Between the meds and physical cooling, after more than an hour of fussing, the fever finally started to drop. Even so, Vanessa didn't dare relax. In this kind of remote mountain area with no access to a doctor, any slip-up-especially in weather like this-could turn dangerous real fast. They didn't have hot water in the rooms anymore, so she had to head into the kitchen