Elena was taken aback. She attempted to push her torso up again, even though Julian’s grip on her waist felt incredibly firm, pinning her weight effortlessly beneath him.
"Julian, don't joke around! You are running a dangerously high fever, it's far better for you to take your medicine and rest immediately," she said in a near panic, staring into the man's eyes, which appeared heavy yet flashed with a sharp intensity.
Julian curled the corner of his lips into a faint, raspy smirk. "Who said I was joking? I am entirely serious, darling," he whispered. His register dropping low, saturated with an undeniable vibration of raw passion.
Despite his weak physical condition and his skin still burning hot to the touch, Julian marshaled his remaining strength to pull Elena into his warm embrace o
