Morning Aftermath

~Rowena~

The scorching fever finally broke. My heat subsided, leaving behind a deep, aching exhaustion in my bones. Tangled white clinic sheets wrapped around my damp skin. Kaelar stayed right beside me. He lay pressed against my back, his heavy arm draped over my waist, anchoring me to the narrow mattress. He pulled me flush against his solid chest, burying his face in the crook of my neck. He t