Chapter 11 Troubled

        His hand roamed on the other side of the bed and felt it cold and empty. Lazily opening his sleepy eyes, Astraea was no longer beside him. Grunting, he pushed himself off the bed and got up. His feet swayed a little as the blood rushed to his head.

Then he walked to a corner of the room, where Astraea laid on the floor, curled up into a ball and shivering. The silk top and shorts exposed more of her skin. He sighed then squatted right next to her and placed a hand on her forehead to check her temperature. He wouldn’t want her to end up sick because of the cold.

His palm was warm, but her forehead was icy, and so was the rest of her skin. Her pale lips trembled, while her eyebrows knitted. His heart ached to see her like this but he had to endure, it was part of the process.

The mate bond should’ve made things easier but so far, it