When Roxy closed her eyes and fainted, her body simply shut down.
The loud crying, the massive heartbreak, and the huge relief had all been way too much for her human heart to handle. She was completely worn out.
Zarek caught her easily before she could hit the floor. He lifted her up into his strong arms like she weighed nothing at all. He held her close to his chest and carried her quickly down the hallway to the big, soft bed in the master bedroom.
But sleep did not bring her any quick peace.
That night, a terrible, scary fever took over her body. Her skin turned bright red and felt as hot as a burning fire. She tossed and turned on the soft mattress, sweating and shivering at the exact same time.
She mumbled quietly in her sleep, having bad dreams because her body was fighting so hard to recover from the awful stress of the past few months.
The six men went into full protection mode. They were totally terrified.
