Aria's POV
"The rescue team is here!"
Someone shouted from outside.
I walked out of the makeshift shelter.
Damon was already standing in the doorway. I gripped the doorframe and stood behind him.
The water level had dropped a little. It only reached my calves now.
"Alpha, Miss Grayson." Justin spotted me from a distance. He quickly handed off the person he was supporting to someone beside him and waded through the water toward us.
"Justin, you made it..."
Maybe the fever medicine hadn't kicked in yet, or maybe I stepped on a rock—before I could finish my sentence, I suddenly stumbled.
Justin's eyes widened in alarm, and he rushed forward to catch me. But Damon was faster, reaching out to grab my arm.
Maybe it was the fever, but I felt extra sensitive. The moment his hand touched
