Ch. 99

Ember's P.O.V.

It had been a month since Toni's funeral. The leaves had turned orange and red in the fall foliage. The leaves looked beautiful over Toni's grave. I visit him every day. Sometimes when the pain is too much, I sleep here over him. I always wake up to a blanket over me and Dex asleep beside a tree in the distance.

Dex has not left my side. He's the only one that is able to make this pain bearable. He's the only one that can get me to eat, or bathe, or even get off my bed. The ache in my chest was still strong, but it didn't kill me as much.

I got off the ground and made my way to Dex. He was still sleeping, but he looked so uncomfortable. I went to shake him awake, but stopped when I could feel the heat radiating off him. I pressed my hand against his forehead. He was burning up. He slept out here in the cold for me and got himself sick.

"Dex?" I lightly called him name.

"Has my little sun risen?" He smirked.

"We need to get you back. You have a fever. You shouldn'