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He sighed. “You need rest, then everything will be better.”
I wanted to argue with him. Nothing would ever be okay again. Instead, I blacked out once more.
The next time I opened my eyes, I was in my room, wrapped tightly in blankets, a moist cloth resting on my forehead.
“I’m not sure the fever is breaking,” Sarah said, her voice just above a whisper.
Dymitri sighed. “I’m worried. He shouldn’t be this sick. This isn’t normal.”
“The farmers said they watched him get struck by lightning. It’s a miracle he’s even alive!”
“His injuries mixed with the cold...it made him vulnerable. He might have pneumonia.”
Sarah took in a slow breath. “You need to get Katerina here.”
“We don’t know why he returned home in the first place,” Dymitri said. “What if there’s a problem? She’s not in danger, but something happened. I think it has to do with her. He kept saying her name.”
“All the more reason to get her herenow,” Sarah insisted. “They need to be together. It’s the only way he’s going to recover.”
I wanted to tell them both to leave Katerina alone. She’d been hurt enough because of me. But I was too tired, too cold. I couldn’t fight them.
Dymitri let out a heavy breath. “I’ll go get her. Tell Lucian to hang on.”
“Be careful,” Sarah said. I heard them kiss. A few seconds later, she moved her hand under the blankets to hold mine. “Hear that? Hang on. Katerina is coming. Hold on for her.”
Her and the baby.
Yes... I would do that.
I drifted away once more.
Chapter 14.
KATERINA
I don’t know how long I cried after Lucian left.
I didn’t move from where I’d been standing in a vain hope he’d return to me, knowing full well he wouldn’t. Last time he’d left, it had been two weeks before he had the courage to come back. This time, he had no reason to... beyond the baby.
I’d made it pretty clear I didn’t want him around, even though that was totally wrong. Everything was a huge mess now because of me.
Why did I do this kind of thing to myself? Something good came my way, and I pushed it aside because I was too scared of being dumped later.
But he was right. I pushed away first. Why stick around when I sabotaged everything good in my life? I couldn’t tolerate didn’t like staying where I wasn’t wanted. Could I truly be upset with him?
