Chapter 15: He cares about you
"When does she wake up, Master?" Gloria asked the healer, holding Ren’s hand. Worry etched her face.
"The poison is gone. Now, it all depends on her stamina. She was lucky that Your Majesty broke that bracelet in time." The healer explained.
Ren could hear their conversation as awareness seeped into her clouded mind. She could no longer sense the heavy and burning weight of the bracelet on her wrist. How had her husband removed it?
It was the second time since their marriage that he had saved her life. She felt her heartbeat quicken. Why did she strangely crave so much to see him, to feel his warmth surrounding her?
Her fingers twitched slightly, and her eyelashes fluttered. Her mouth was dry, and her throat felt itchy. She squeezed her eyes shut and groaned.
"Oh, look, Master Healer! She is waking up," Gloria’s voice was excited.
Ren could hear other voices, the raindrops jingling on the balcony, knocking on the window. She opened her eyes slowly; they burned and ached. The chandelier above her had all its candles alight which irritated her sight.
"Milady, milady, are you okay?" Ren found a blurry figure scurrying around her like a panicked bird. Oh gods, why were voices louder than usual?
She didn’t remember much about how she had ended up bedridden, but the last thing she recalled was not only the crawling shadows chasing her in a dark maze made of thorns but also female wolves who intended to shred her to pieces.
Her palm rested on her forehead as a killer headache assaulted her, followed by a storm of memories.
"Bring His Majesty here, Gloria! Hurry up!" The healer ordered merrily.