When you visit our website, if you give your consent, we will use cookies to allow us to collect data for aggregated statistics to improve our service and remember your choice for future visits. Cookie Policy & Privacy Policy
Dear Reader, we use the permissions associated with cookies to keep our website running smoothly and to provide you with personalized content that better meets your needs and ensure the best reading experience. At any time, you can change your permissions for the cookie settings below.
If you would like to learn more about our Cookie, you can click on Privacy Policy.
Varian's eyes fluttered open and he looked around, he turned to his bedside and his eyes landed on the clock beside him, it was a few minutes to three am. He felt a bit better, the pounding in his head had gone down and the throbbing in his throat was now negligible. He looked to the couch where Ellen lay. She was curled up like a ball and he knew it was cold, he was not sure if it was the temperature of the room or if it was because he was sick but it was cold enough to have a blanket over her body. He stood up and went to the wardrobe to get another blanket for him. It was a good thing that he always asked the housekeeper to keep a spare even though he almost always never needed it. He went over to her and covered her up to her neck. She shifted as though she had been touched but did