Chapter 43. So Eager and Needy

ROSETTE

As soon as Kross said that, I was ready to tear my clothes off. But then he shook his head, turning his face away. “I… can’t.”

“Why not?” I asked, almost shouting. “You look like you’re dying, Kross. Let me help you.”

“Too… risky.”

“Axel did it. I helped him. Please let me help you.”

He shook his head weakly. “A-Axel was… reckless. I won’t… do the… same.”

As he said that, he groaned, holding his lower stomach, and I hadn’t thought it was possible, but the shaking increased.

“Kross, please,” I whispered, my voice shaking, my eyes watering. I reached for him, stroking his hair and pushing the wet strand away from his face. “Let me help you. Please.”

He looked at me, and this time he looked like he was really seeing me. “Rose…”

I nodded, pressing his hand to my cheek. “Yes, Kross. It’s me.”

“You… don’t know… what this… is.”

“But I’ve experienced it with Axel before. I’ll be fine.”

He clenched his jaw, looki