Chapter 406

He held her hand, brushing his cheek against her palm. "I just wish you could forgive me, really."

Clara frowned, helping him sit up. "Z, you're burning up. We need to get you to the hospital."

With all the nonsense he was spouting, she worried the fever might really mess

him up.

He slumped against her. "No hospital, Clara. Thirty-three times."

"What?"

Thirty-three times what?

Her anxiety spiked as she touched his forehead again, worried the fever was affecting his mind.

Then he gripped her hand, pressing it against his cheek. "That's how many times you've wanted to kill me."

Clara's heart skipped a beat, then she laughed softly. "You're delirious. Get some sleep. If you're still feverish when you wake up, we're going to the hospital."

By then, whether he liked it or not, she'd see him through it.

for a few minutes, as if just realizing

he felt terrible, he'd dream of her walking through

the dream so many times, he sometimes couldn't tell reality from

eyes, his throat working before

gently pushed him

her waist, pulling her down beside

"Rest with me."

was wide enough, and as Clara lay next to him, she could still feel the

her mind replaying the

the bracelet he

arms, letting out a contented sigh as he drifted

five, hearing him

touching his forehead again; at least the fever had

side effects. I'm supposed to talk you out of it. What's going

straightforward, but he

can't treat your body like this.

felt tight after she

was quiet for a few more moments, then suddenly grabbed her hand, placing a pill in her

it, I

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