Alaric
I let out another long, heavy sigh as I sat on the edge of the mattress, running a towel over my damp hair. The guest room Annie had meticulously prepared for me was stunning, but I couldn't bring myself to appreciate the luxury. My mind was completely trapped in a loop, replaying the exact moment Nico had collapsed in the entryway.
It had been a few hours since he fainted, and he had been completely out of it ever since. Luckily, one of his cousins was a practicing physician and, after a quick examination, casually claimed it was just a sudden drop in blood pressure brought on by travel stress.
But I didn't buy it for a second.
