Love's Healing Touch
He still remembered the way her lips curled in disgust, the hesitation in her touch when she last held his hand.
"I can't be with someone like you," she had said, her voice laced with cruel finality. "You're not the same anymore. You're... disgusting now."
Disgusting.
That word had followed him ever since.
Now, with nowhere left to go, Adrian wandered aimlessly, barely aware of the weight of his own body. His fever had worsened, blurring the edges of his vision. His limbs ached, hunger clawed at his stomach, and each step felt heavier than the last.