Adonis
I lay in my king-size bed, surrounded by a pile of pillows, watching Natalia worry herself to death. She opened the heavy drapes to let in the natural light.
"Purified air to flush out the poison that witch injected into you. I'll be right back."
She ran outside and returned moments later, thrusting a small green bottle under my nose. "This will get all of the poison out of your lungs. I’ll make you some soup to make you feel better. Your doctor is downstairs. Would you like me to fetch him?’
I shook my head, shifting uncomfortably, wondering why Natalia was being nice to me.
Given that I forced her to marry me, she should hate me and be unconcerned about my well-being, especially after depriving her of freedom.
Yet here she was, nursing me back to health and even defending
