Chapter 236

Panic surged through Anne when she felt Donovan's burning forehead. She tried to rouse him, to rush him to the hospital. "Don!" she called out urgently. In the end, he was jolted awake by the nightmare. He cracked his eyes open, took in Anne's face, and felt his headache worsen. "Get lost! Right now!" he barked. Anne felt a chill run from her scalp to her toes. Staring at him dumbfoundedly, she explained, "Don, I just wanted—" "Didn't you hear me? Get out!" He felt as if his head was about to split open, his whole body chilled to the bone. He yanked the blanket over his head, shutting her out completely. Faced with the scene before her, she was at a loss for words. Anne didn't dare touch him again, and, in the end, she could only slip out of the room, telling Adrian to make sure Donovan was taken to the hospital for his fever. Her eyes stung as she walked downstairs and dragged herself back into her car. The words he had cried out in his sleep kept echoing in her mind, making h