Calix’s POV.
She came down with an episode.
She came down with more episodes as the days passed.
At first, I thought I could manage it. I tried to help her...to hold her in my arms and sing her a song, but none of those worked.
This morning— Her laughter turned hollow, and her eyes became distant. A cough wracked her body, and suddenly she began to jerk. Her eyes rolled to the back of her head and white foam spilled from her mouth.
“Fetch Mr. Petecin, quick!” I cried.
The door burst open, and the handmaidens rushed out of the room to summon the royal physician while I held her tightly in my arms.
Leia joined us on the bed. “Tilt her head sideways, Calix...that way she wouldn’t choke!”
I obeyed my cousin and gently laid down my mate on the bed. I tucked a pillow under her head and i
