CHAPTER 17
Aaron and Marcus were like deer in headlights. None of them could muster the courage to look Richard in the eyes.
“Excuse me,” he said after some time. He was disappointed, and it was evident. He stood from the couch and was about to leave when Olivia dashed in.
“She is burning up,” Olivia said in a panic.
They all rushed out of the study in panic and went over to Ophelia’s room to encounter Ophelia burning up with beads of sweat on her forehead. She was having a high fever and muttering incoherent words.
Nick's fists connected with Aaron’s jaw as soon as he entered the room. “This is all your fault,” he snarled. “What kind of a beast sees a defenseless girl in the woods and decides that is the best time to lay claim on her? Agreed, we are more beasts than humans, but the
