The Dark God's Bride #1 by Dahlia L. Summers

Author:Dahlia L. Summers [Summers, Dahlia L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Noctis woke to the sound of chattering teeth.

The mortal clutched tightly onto him. Her small body shivered violently in his arms. Her face was chalk pale and her forehead was covered in large beads of sweat.

His hand flew to her forehead and his lips tightened at the abnormally high temperature. Leaving her on the bed, he called for his staff. He knew nothing about caring for a mortal. He had forgotten how.

The head butler and three young maids knocked at the door several minutes later. He rushed the girls in, while blocking the butler’s way.

“I will call for a doctor,” the butler said as he left.

Noctis closed the door behind him.

“What’s wrong with her?” he demanded.

One of them replied, “She’s running a high fever, sir. We need to get her out of those drenched clothes and wipe her body down until the doctor comes.”

He gave them a nod of approval.

They pulled the mortal’s silk nightgown over her head and worked quickly to wipe her body with damp towels. His lips parted at the sight of her full breasts, and he immediately redirected his gaze. After they finished, they dressed her in another nightgown and tucked her in two layers of blankets. A damp cloth was placed on her forehead.

The maids’ eyes followed him across the room.

He stopped himself when he noticed that he was pacing back and forth like a caged animal.

“I will let you know when you are needed again,” he said wearily.

“Yes, sir,” they replied as they left the room, one after the other.

He stalked to the side of the bed and stared down at her, focused on her labored breathing. Inexplicable anger simmered inside of him. He never hated her weakness and vulnerability more than he did this minute. He hated them as though they were his own.

Hearing a knock at the door, he spun, shifted to the door and opened it.

He grabbed the old man, whom he assumed to be the doctor, and dragged him into the room.

“Fix her!” Noctis demanded, as he shoved the doctor toward the bed.

The man frowned at his violent behavior, but wasted no time in examining the girl. He removed the damp cloth and briefly touched her forehead before pulling out his instruments from the bag he carried with him. Noctis watched each movement carefully and let out a low growl when the doctor pressed a strange looking instrument against her chest.

“Young man,” the doctor said, “you are making me very nervous.”

“As you should be,” Noctis replied.

“I know you are very worried about your wife, but this behavior is unacceptable. Would you please wait outside?”

“I will stay here,” he said firmly.

The doctor heaved a deep breath, shook his head, and then resumed his examination.

“What is her medical history? Is she allergic to any medication?”

“I don’t know,” Noctis responded with a look of impatience. “Just fix her.”

“106 degrees,” the doctor muttered. “Her fever is dangerously high. I will need to–”

“Do whatever it is you need to do!” he snapped. “Just make her well again.

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