His fragile mate

Walking back into the room, he sat on the bed away from the sleeping Annabelle before closing his eyes as though he was dozing.

But his eyes then flickered open, and his orbs had turned to golden colour but as he blinked his eyes they returned back to their normal sea blue colour.

Turning behind him, he saw Annabelle still sleeping in the position he had left her in.

Heaving a sigh, he rubbed his hands over his face, before shifting close to her and placing his hands on her nape as he checked her body temperature.

With a shake of his head, he was about going down the bed when he felt her arms wrapped around him.

Turning to peek at her, he saw that she was still sleeping with her hands wrapped around him.

A slight smile then appeared on his face, but it disappeared almost immediately as though it never appeared.

Her body temperature was too high, and her body was hot despite that it was raining outside and the weather was chilly.

He tried pulling her off him, but chuckled when her arms