Xiran’s POV

Her action baffled me as she smoothly opened the buttons of my shirt and pressed her face against my chest. Maybe she wanted to press her face against something cool, my body was warm but not burning like hers was.

I stared at her in astonishment when she lifted her head and stared back at me before asking: "What?"

"Nothing, absolutely nothing at all." I quickly regained my composure, didn’t want to make her madder than she already was.

I felt like she was branding my chest with her face, it was sizzling. This worried me, her temperature should have lowered by now but it wasn’t. Dr. Wanstine made it clear to me that it was up to Aselia to discuss her condition and what ailed her. She was in no position to discuss it with me.

But talking to Aselia was no simple feat, she hardly ever opened up to me, and just like I had expected she had refused to acknowledge if something was even wrong with her. At least she sought my touch and was getting comfortable in my proximity.

I waited for her to sleep and once she began to snore in my chest, I took out my phone and texted Rivan in detail, asking him to find out about all the diseases Elves suffer from. Especially female Elves which involved all the conditions she was exhibiting.

Elves were a secretive species and since so few of them were left, a lot of knowledge about them had died out. I wanted to know everything about them now, every minor detail that could be found. So I began my own search but didn’t find anything too fruitful.

But I found something interesting, most elves bonded for life and they only choose one life partner. Was this the reason Aselia didn’t want to choose me? The mere thought of her choosing someone else filled me with rage.

I stared at her as she slept comfortably in my arms. Seeing her sleep made me yawn too and pressing my back against the headboard, soon I fell asleep too.

I woke up to her retching again, there was nothing in her stomach and I was sure by this time she was only puking bile. Moving quickly I held onto her hair and she just collapsed on the bed, having no energy left. I sighed looking at her my heart clinching again and again.

She was laying on her abdomen and her face was buried in the pillow as she groaned in pain, clutching her stomach. It shook me to my core, seeing her in so much pain and unable to do anything about it.

"Aselia..." her name left my lips and she screamed in pain again. That was the last straw, I was at my breaking point.

I took out my phone and dialed Dr. Wanstine as soon as she picked up the call I began to yell:

"You need to tell me right now, what’s wrong with her. She is screaming in pain, if you can’t fu*king treat her then tell me who can, so I can take her there." She remained quiet for a while before speaking:

"No one can treat her, it will pass on its own in a few days. You have to trust me on this, it’s some rare Elven disease and I don’t have enough data on it to formulate a proper hypothesis nor do I have medication for what ails her."

It frustrated me beyond imagination, what rare disease? Why she had to suffer like this?

"Can’t you at least give her a painkiller?" I shouted again. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"I have, it’s not taking much effect." She remained calm.

"Then fu*king change it and give her a different one." My phone was ripped from my hand and I saw Aselia cut the call and hand it back to me, she then looked at me and spoke in a small voice:

"Stop yelling, I don’t need a painkiller and they won’t help me. Take off your shirt and turn off the lights." She pointed to my shirt, her expression dead serious. I didn’t understand what was going through her mind, but I did what she said and went to turn the lights off.

When I climbed onto the bed again after throwing my shirt on the chair, I felt her warmth, her skin touched mine. She had removed her shirt as well. I embraced her and she wrapped her arms around my waist, placing her head on my chest. Her hot cheeks rested right above my heart and I felt her body relax.

"Will you talk to me? I am going crazy over here." I whispered to her.

"Help me sleep, stay with me." Was I dreaming? She wasn’t acting like herself at all. She was asking me to stay with her when she usually kicks me out of her room. And cuddling me without her clothes, this was so not like her.

"I will never leave you." I pulled her closer and she purred, sucking in a deep breath. Her soft skin brushed against mine. She felt needy today not that I minded but something was not right. Maybe it was her sickness and she didn’t want to be alone.

I rubbed her back but her body was already relaxed today not stiff like she usually is under my touch. She placed her leg on mine and squeezed my waist, rubbing my thighs with her knee. Desires fluttered inside me and I wanted to pin her down and crawl all over her.

But I showed restraint and stayed still, letting her do her own thing. Her fingers began to explore my torso, slowly moving to my nipples and pinching them. I closed my eyes and fully felt her touch. It was warm and it drove me crazy.

Her leg moved again and brushed against my manhood and I shivered. My entire being was turned on and I lusted for her, my restraints wavered and without thinking I rolled her over and climbed on top of her. I clutched her hands and imprisoned them above her head.

"What do you want, Leia?" I whispered.