All Chapters of Serpentine Desires : Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

omething was terribly wrong with me.My insides twisted, and my breaths felt like fire as it clawed through my throat. My skin felt too tight, burning, yet I shivered uncontrollably. Fever? I didn’t know. Everything was a blur like I was trapped in a dizzying haze where time warped and nothing made sense.I couldn’t remember how I ended up in the car. The details slipped through my fingers like water. Kyle was driving, his knuckles white on the wheel, but my focus wasn’t on him. Judas sat beside me, his arm wrapped around my trembling body, pulling me closer until I was on his lap.He killed five men.And here I was, curled against him like a child seeking comfort.My head spun. Cold. So cold. My body trembled, but I couldn’t pull away. The warmth of him was the only thing anchoring me, the only thing keeping the fear from consuming me whole.Ironic how this man was my living nightmare.“You’re burning up, ptichka,” his breath was like fire against my ear. A slow burn that curled thro

I woke up to a splitting headache, the kind that made every heartbeat feel like a hammer against my skull. Confusion clouded my thoughts as I slowly blinked my eyes open, trying to get my bearings. Soreness spread through my limbs and a dull ache that made me wince as I shifted on the bed. I wasn’t sure what hurt more, the throbbing in my head or the tension knotted in my muscles.Groaning softly, I pushed myself up, immediately noticing a small glass of water on the nightstand beside me. Next to it, a few pills and a note.Have them.Underneath, it was signed: K.M.Kyle? I squinted at the writing, my eyes tracing the initials. Could Kyle have left these? I didn’t recall him ever leaving a note like this before. But... the handwriting. It seemed... off. Did both of them have the same writing?I didn’t have the energy to think it through. I grabbed the pills, downing them with a gulp of water. The liquid felt cool and soothing against my dry throat, but it did little to ease the heavy