The King's Obsession
Those striking, steel-blue eyes—clouded with pain and heavy medication—searched the dim ceiling before slowly panning down to find mine.
"Della..." he rasped, his voice rough as sandpaper, cracked from days of silence.
"I'm here! I'm right here," I choked out, a watery smile breaking across my face. I reached out, my fingers trembling as I gently smoothed the dark, damp hair back from his forehead, careful not to press against his bandages. "Don't try to move too fast. You were shot. You... you lost so much blood, Karlo."
Karlo blinked slowly, taking a deep, shallow breath that made the corner of his jaw tighten in pain. His gaze searched my face, lingering on the fading purple bruise on my