Chapter 100

Valerie's POV

Three days.

We stayed in this dense forest for three days. And during those endless days of watching Darius sweat through fevers, coaxing him to eat and drink, and sleeping beside him at night to share warmth—even though, for the first time, he had suggested sleeping apart because he didn't want his fever to affect me.

But just as he was stubborn with himself, I also didn't listen to