— Moments before her nightmares —
As the carriage kept going forward, Olivia started to feel fatigue. She didn't know why she started to feel sleepy after some minutes, maybe it was the aftermath of the arousal serum.
Before she knew it, her eyes rolled to the back of her head and she blacked out. She was originally sitting beside Reginald in the lantern-lit carriage. And now, her head fell on his laps while her breathing pace became shallow.
Reginald stared at the head on his laps with a void expression, while his dark eyes looked like pools of darkness wanting to suck her beauty in.
At the same time, his body stilled because her body temperature seemed lower than usual. It made his large hand move to her forehead out of reflex.
When his warm palm sensed her escalating drop in temperature, terror flashed in his eyes.
"Princess!" He called out, trying his best not to let this strange emotion reflect on his voice.
