Cure

"Why?"

"Forgive me but I didn't ask why My Lord. But she implied that it will be bad for her." the female dark fae responded to Gideon in a low tone.

His jaws worked at what he heard. He dismissed the dark fae after that and returned to Vera's room, telling himself that the fever would eventually subside. 

But time passed and Vera's fever did not subside as he had hoped. Gideon could not even count how many times he had checked her temperature now. And in the end, he could not take it anymore.

He appeared in Kione's room in the next instant. The so-called lord of the rakes was already in bed and there were three women with him, in various state of undress before him. 

"Damn it, Gideon! What the –" Kione growled at him.