Adrian’s low, dangerous presence slowly drew closer.
He seemed about to raise his hand and check the temperature of my forehead, but in the end, he lowered it again.
I turned to look at him.
His eyes were too deep, like they could drag you into some secret vortex.
And in that instant, a crazy thought flashed through my mind—
Adrian was unmarried, powerful, calm and mysterious.
If I wanted to climb out of this blood-clotted swamp…
I couldn’t do it alone.
But the dizziness worsened in a heartbeat, like that verge-of-collapse tremor in Moon Fang Keep.
The next second, I fell straight into him.
He caught me on instinct, holding me steady.
His grip was strong, but restrained in a way that was unnatural.
Adrian frowned. When his palm finally pressed to my forehead, I felt the coldnes
