|Nieves|
The moment we crossed into Hestian Clan Territory—specifically Hartwell Territory—I felt it.
Something was… off.
At first, it was nothing more than a dull headache and a strange heaviness settling in my chest. I brushed it off, blaming the exhaustion from our long journey. But by the second day, the discomfort had morphed into something far worse. A bone-deep fatigue weighed me down, making even the simple act of sitting up feel like an unbearable task. My skin waged war between feverish heat and an icy chill, my body trapped in an unrelenting battle.
Kairos noticed immediately.
“Snow.” His voice was steady, but the concern in his eyes was impossible to miss. He stood at my bedside, arms crossed, watching me closely. “You’re burning up. Wait, are you—”
I shook my head before
