I tugged the sheet to the foot of the bed and examined the damage he had done to himself; cold sweat trickled from the base of his forehead and matted his hairline as he struggled to breathe from under his weight. A stiff breeze drifted into the room with a hint of wildflowers drifting in the air, the roses were dead and replaced with scattered leaves as death hung over the land, trees clung to the earth with withered branches as their roots lay dormant until the next season.
It should be spring, not fall, I thought as I became hyper-aware of my surroundings.
I repositioned my weight, so I was now on top of him with my thighs straddling his hips, a stifled grunt escaped his lips as he fought the fever that consumed him. Toxic blood flowed through his veins as his heart palpitated with th
