ELEVEN

DENZEL

Few hours before,

By the goddess, my mate was stunning. Immense desire stirred within me as I cupped the side of her face. I wasn't one to lose all sense of reasoning. But, while I gazed into the depths of her sea green eyes, I stopped thinking.

My gaze drifted to her slightly parted heart-shaped lips. Still entrapped in a daze, I leaned closer to her.

When she didn't protest or pull away, my desire grew stronger until I was barely a few inches away from her lips.

However, before I could kiss her, a blinding pain struck me. My vision blurred and tremors racked my body.

It was an all too familiar agony, one which never failed to disrupt my day.

Pulling away from Kiara, I straightened.

"Take some time to rest, Kiara. You should go to the garden if you don't feel better," I said.

I needed to get away from her. If I didn't, a disaster was bound to happen.

So, I strode towards the door. I didn't want to alert my mate about my sudden poor health. But, when I got to the