Chapter 1066 A High Fever
Crystal''s POV:
When the sex was over, Rufus embraced me and fell back asleep. I reached out and gently felt his forehead. It wasn''t as hot as before. It looked like
licking was quite helpful. How fortunate that we hadn''t dissolved our bond as mates yet. Even if I wanted to, I couldn''t just sever it without Rufus’
consent. And I knew that he would never agree to do so, especially not under the circumstances.
I helped him lie back and covered his body with his coat. I spent a few moments staring at his beautiful face, and before I knew it. I was kissing him. I
poured all of my longing into that single kiss.
I''m blessed to see you again, my love. after five long years," I murmured as I pressed my forehead against his and enjoyed the warmth between our
bodies.
I knew that once Rufus woke up, everything would get back to its proper track. I would have to continue pretending that I didn''t love him
I sighed ruefully at the thought, and then sat up. My body felt sore all over, but I endured the difort as I put on my clothes. I needed to scavenge
for whatever useful herbs that I might find
A waterfall was raging just outside the cave, nketing the immediate surroundings. I couldn''t even see the top of the mountain through the mist. It
was a good thing that Rufus and I had fallen into the water, or he could have died.
I followed the current, which led to a smooth path downstream. On the other side of the water was a dense forest. Without a moment''s hesitation, I
took off my shoes and swam across the stream.
The woods itself wasn''trge. but it was abundant in various exotic nts. Some of them. I had never seen before. More importantly, I was able to
find the herbs that I needed.
I picked a handful of them, and gathered a few fruits as well. On my way back, I stumbled across a patch of edible wild mushrooms. These would
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I returned to the cave and set aside
my bounty before looking for some
stones, and:then proceeded to mash
the herb& into a paste. This was -
generetisly applied to Rufus’ ~
wounds. I didn''t have any bandages
wits me, so I tore up a bit of my Sie)
afd used it to bind his injuries.
The next step would be to clean his body. I took the remaining strips of cloth and soaked them in the smallke just beside the cave. While there, I
also caught a couple of fish. They would make a great addition to the soup.
I wiped Rufus'' body down, feeling a little relieved at this small semnce of normalcy. But then I remembered the ck thorns. After making sure that
Rufus was still fast asleep, I hurriedly checked his back. The ck thorns hadn''t emerged, thank heavens.
I finally let out a long sigh of true relief.
It was scon shattered, however. Without warning. Rufus started shivering, cold sweat beading on his forehead. I took off whatever clothes I could
spare and put them over him. I then lit up a fire, but it didn’t seem to be of much use. Rufus’ body kept growing cold.
I tried rubbing his arms and neck, but it didn''t do much help, either. His temperature continued to fall. At this rate, his life would be in danger.
Left with no choice, I took off my remaining clothes and held Rufus, sharing my body heat with him.
Gradually, he stopped shaking, and I
could feel his temperature slowly go
up. I tig htened''my arms around him
and issed his face and lips. I hadn''t
held himdike this in a long time, with
neithenreserve nor worry about
anything in the outside world, The
wine and snow continued tofall
Otitside the cave, but I coiifdn''t care
less. All that mattered at that
moment was the precious little joy
between my arms. Content belongs
to
I raised my hand and softly traced
his eyebrows and nose. A
bittersweet feeling swelled in my
chest. "I havé no idea what NS
happened to you," I mumbled, ‘but
really wanted to be there fo yous”
You jitere always so strong and
powerful, How could you etthose
bastard vampires hurt yourtike this?
What happened, Rufus? I... I really
miss you so much. You''re all I''ve
been thinking about these past five
years."