Alliance. (Heavily editing)

Awakening

Update: I edited this chapter because I thought I was moving way too fast with the characters..so yeah.

Here it goes:

I woke up wrapped  in a bed roll. It was dark outside and god my head pounded terribly, as my eyes adjusted to the fire lights I took in the surroundings. It was a small room, with stone floors, my bed roll was placed on the floor directly in front of a hearth. I could feel someone's hand in mine, I turned around and swore when my head bursted in pain and the room started spinning.

"Lia, Your awake...How are you feeling? " Cale jolted awake and sat upright.

"Not good.....um.....what happened? "
I couldn't remember anything.

" you got extremely sick from the cold and collapsed....I am  sorry " he sighed " I really am, I should have stopped when you asked me to, I jus—"

"Its fine, it wasn't your fault " I said cutting him off  "Where are we?"

"In a healer's inn, they prepared some kind of a tonic for you, you were burning with fever, when I got you here.....anyhow....It eventually settled down " .

"You carried me?" I could feel my cheeks burning this time though not due to the fever .

"Yes " He gave me a sheepish smile. Wait he smiles?  This warm Cale is way too dangerous for your heart Lia, I thought.

A dense silence settled in the room for sometime. My hand was still in his, I tried to pull it back but he didn't let go. I looked up to him and he was already staring at me. I thought I could get lost in those beautiful eyes. Why did I ever think they were cold? I tried to say something but nothing came out. He leaned in and for a moment I thought he'll kiss me but he just gave me light peck on the forehead. Wait am I disappointed? of course not! don't be silly Lia , you didn't want him to kiss you. You don't even like him because he is cold and stiff and a brute and......

"You keep lying to yourself" my mind teased.

"Never do that again " he said.

"Do What? "

"Pass out, you scared the living daylight out of me! " he snarled.

"I wasn't aware I will pass out " I whispered.

He sighed and said ''I shouldn't be angry at you, I am sorry  "

I noticed the dark circles around his eyes, It looked like he hadn't rested at all. Why was he so worried about me? I thought he didn't do sympathy or caring...

"You should rest, I - I am fine now " I said.

He nodded and leaned against the wall laying beside me and closed his eyes. I tried to look away but couldn't. what was he doing to me?

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I woke up at dawn and my hand was wrapped around Cale's middle. I blushed and gently removed it..He was still sleeping. I slowly sat up to drink some water, careful not to wake him.

"How are you feeling? " Cale asked me and I almost spitted the water out of my mouth on hearing his sudden voice. I turned around to look at him,