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“June, please wake up.” She dabbed the damp cloth over her pale face.

As an immortal, she rarely saw others taken down by illness. She knew nothing of medicine and felt inept at curing whatever ailed her.

Everything inside of her insisted she fix her friend, so it made no sense why she was suddenly standing at the window, daydreaming and taking in the view. She looked back at Juniper, taking a step then pausing. Once again lured to the view.

She had the strangest urge to walk outside and stare at the house.

“Adriel, what are you doing?”

Startled by Dane’s return, she frowned. “I…I don’t know.” Her gaze dropped to the bottle of pills in his hand. “Did you find something?”

“Not really. All Ruth had were some baby aspirins and some medicine for her glaucoma and blood pressure.”

“Is this normal?”

He laughed without humor. “None of this is normal, but I think it’s clear, neither is Juniper. I think we need to just give her time. Her pulse is steady, and her breathing’s even. She probably just over-exerted herself.”

“We shouldn’t have encouraged her.”

He caught her arm. “Hey, she’s strong. And she volunteered for this. We both did.”

They both studied Juniper’s still body for a long moment. “You too are risking too much.”

Dane waved away her words. “You know what would probably help her?”

Adriel met his stare. “Not without her consent.”

He shrugged. “I’m just saying…blood heals.”

“I understand. But I still think we should wait a little longer. She will wake up on her own, and then she can choose.”

“I’ll go check on Ruth. Call me if you need anything.”

Adriel paced between the bed and the window, equally drawn to both. She stared into the distance where the Finger Lakes divided theland, taking note of exactly which side of the water the house sat.

She frowned and glanced back to Juniper. What was she doing?

Returning to Juniper’s side, she traced a cool finger down her face. A small divot formed between her brows, and she moaned, her lashes softly fluttering as she met Adriel’s concerned stare.

She smiled, frowned, then asked groggily, “Did you eat the spaghetti without me?”

Relief flooded Adriel, and she let out a sigh of relief. “You’re awake.”

“What happened?”

“You fainted.”

Juniper groaned and shut her eyes. “I suck at this.”

“No, you don’t. You channeled so much power, it just…was too much at once for you.”

She frowned. “Where’s Dane?”

“He’s with Ruth.”

She glanced at the nightstand. “How did I get up here?”

“I carried you. You’ve been out for some time.”