CHAPTER 49: VENUS, WHAT ARE YOU?
VENUS:
“What's wrong?” Conrad asked, looking concerned. He must have seen how I pulled my hand away from the plant with such urgency.
I shook my head, focusing my gaze on my middle finger. “I don't know. But I felt a sting at the tip of my finger.”
Conrad gazed at me for a long moment. “You're scared of touching the plant?”
I nodded without saying a word. I mean who wouldn't be. This was a mysterious plant we're talking about here. A plant that can potentially bring a dying alpha back to life.
We stood in silence for a moment, obviously thinking of a solution.
“The seer warned me not to touch it otherwise I would have plucked it for you.” I've never seen Conrad look so helpless the way he did just now.
I heaved a sigh and moved closer to the plant.
