Chapter 98

"What happened? What's wrong with Alexander?" Old Mrs. Steele had just stepped out when she spotted Elizabeth struggling to support Alexander, who looked like he'd passed out cold. His head hung low, lifeless. She instinctively reached out to help, but the moment her hand touched him, the chill from his body made her flinch. "He's freezing... can someone even survive being this cold?" "Elizabeth, what happened to him? How come he feels like an ice cube?" "Grandma, help me get him to the guest room first," Elizabeth said quickly, ditching the explanations for now. Alexander's temperature kept dropping, and every second wasted only made things worse. They needed to get him warm—fast. "Okay, okay," Old Mrs. Steele stopped asking questions and helped her get him to the guest room. Once he was on the bed, she fetched several blankets to pile on top of him. But body heat alone wasn't going to cut it. No matter how many layers they added, it wasn't helping. Elizabeth ran to the bathroom and s