Followed [Book 2- On Hold]

Chapter 2.2 - Nudity Shouldn't Go To Waste

"We both know I'm totally one to say I told you so."

Still naked (damn straight, I kept him nude on purpose), Rafe stirred. Though heavy as the half-horse he was, my imbued strength allowed me to carry him from the floor to the bed.

I went on, even if he probably only caught some of my words: "Something is goddamn wrong with you."

Rafe groaned, rolling from side to side. "My head."

I grabbed a pillow and carefully tucked it under his head. "Are you okay?"

I always believed that to be a stupid question, but I asked it all the same. He didn't say much, just writhing in pain, which was a tad sexy, even in the state he was in.

I shook my head. "This is more than just sleep-walking."

"I'm okay," he wheezed.

His skin held a dull pigment, his hair sticking to his forehead in greasy strands.

"You're clearly not okay," I said, struggling to exude a calm demeanor.

I couldn't exactly take Rafe to the emergency room, and his tribe was too far away. Not gonna lie, my head spun a bit. I stared down at my ailing husband, feeling helpless for the first time in a long time.

"What happens when Ipontane are sick?" I murmered, more to myself than anything else.

Sick or not, my loving bastard heard me and replied, "Chosen one."

I bent closer to hear him better. "What was that, babe?"

But he was out and folded like a worn road map.

Chosen one. That had to have been what he said, but all I had in mind was the last episode of Buffy.

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