“Dave, how could you do this? What did my mom ever do to deserve such treachery?” I demanded, gripping his arm in a vice-like hold until it turned an angry shade of blue.
Fae Aurora’s condition was rapidly deteriorating before our eyes. Precious moments were slipping away while this snake in the grass feigned innocence.
“What do you mean, Luna?” Dave sputtered, trying in vain to pull free of my grasp. “I would never intentionally harm Fae Aurora! The sage extract, that was an honest mistake, I swear!”
“Lies!” I shouted, giving him a vicious shove that sent him stumbling back a few paces. “Your actions reek of malice and deceit!”
Dave’s desperate expression faltered for just a brief moment, allowing a fleeting glimpse of something cold and calculating to surface. But just as quickly, th
