Chapter 70

Desiree. “I’m sorry, Desiree, Madam Gertrude has caught the sickness,” the Pack doctor said as she returned her medical kits into her bag. “We need to take her to the hospital.” I refused to let go of her right hand. She was burning up and her closed eyes were squinting now and then, enough to tell me she was going through a discomfort I could barely imagine. “I won’t lie to you, Desiree, her condition is serious and she might not last a day or two.” I gasped while my hands trembled. “How is that possible?” I stuttered. “I know this sickness has no cure but it doesn’t kill this fast!” She inhaled deeply. “Madam Gertrude must have been experiencing the symptoms but she probably chose to keep it a secret from us all.” “Why?! Why would she do such a thing?!” My eyes twitched in disbelief as my gaze reverted to Gertrude, beads of sweat had started to form on her forehead and her breaths were starting to lose their rhythm. “If she had spoken up earlier we would have devised ways to m