The Alpha's Rejected Luna

Chapter 16: You Stayed?

The whole night, Kael stayed beside her. Cold compress, medicine, water... he didn't leave her alone for even a single moment.

By 4 AM, Elara's fever started to go down.

At 7 AM in the morning, Elara slowly opened her eyes.

Her head was lighter, her body was no longer burning. But the first thing she saw... made her stop breathing.

Kael.

He was sitting on the chair beside her bed, in the same clothes, fast asleep. His hand was still holding Elara's hand.

Elara slowly pulled her hand back.

Because of that movement, Kael's sleep broke and his eyes opened.

"You...?" Elara's voice was weak.

Kael immediately straightened up, "Thank God! You are awake. How are you feeling? How is your fever now?"

He immediately touched her forehead to check.

Elara removed his hand, "What are you doing here? In my house?"

"Last night you fainted in the balcony," Kael said, his voice still worried, "I... I came inside with the spare key. You were shivering badly."

Slowly, Elara started to remember everything - the balcony, the dizziness, Kael's Fortuner parked downstairs.

"You were here the whole night?" she asked, her voice softer now.

Kael just nodded his head in a yes.

Elara became silent. For the first time, she realized... in this whole city where she lives alone, there is someone who can stay awake the whole night just because she had a fever.

She looked at Kael's tired face, his red eyes from not sleeping all night. He was the same person who had hurt her so much, but he was also the only person who was there when she needed someone the most.

"What do you want, Kael?" she whispered.

Kael looked at her and said in a low voice, "I just wanted to make sure you are okay."