My Beloved Has Risen from Death’s Embrace

Chapter 173

Tll handle it myself.”

Orion glanced down a fleeting shadow passed under his eyes as he took the thermometer from her hand and placed it under his left

Xanthea had been puzzled by his intense reaction just moments ago, but now, seeing his actions and expression, she suddenly understood

He didn’t want her to see the iris tattoo on his right chest, or the gnarly, terrifying burn scars beneath it.

But she was just trying to check his temperature, not strip him bare. His guardedness made it seem like he thought she was some kind of hooligan!

“Then take it out in 10 minutes and read it.”

“Sure, thanks, Xan”

shiver through Xanthea’s

a cello to a D note, and now slightly hoarse from the fever, it added an irresistibly rich, sexy timbre. Hearing her nickname in such a tone was dizzyingly intimate, which fluttered

revive the dead.

fever reducing pills from the medicine kit. “Because you’re going to hate me soon.

as she threatened him. She expected him to resist vehemently, but instead, he smiled slightly and softly agreed. “Okay.”

full of

like that? Cedric had said that no matter who tried,

“Really?

“Really.”

had rushed in to check his temperature, fetch medicine, and even took time off from her film set to cook soup for him for hours. With his Adam’s apple bobbing, he couldn’t help asking, “Xan, you’re

being mad at you a long time ago, and about the

him with burning eyes, full of

the set because he was concerned about her safety. That he had given Realm of Illusions‘ to Oli hea Media because he recognized her talent, not because he was trying to sell it for a high price. It would have cleared all her