Chapter 4

When I woke up in the middle of the night, Casper was sitting on the bed, watching me intently.

When he saw me stir, he said, "No idea why, but the temperature shot up tonight—almost 120 degrees Fahrenheit. I thought you might be burning up, so I turned on the AC early. Are you feeling okay?"

I looked at him. Sweat streamed down his face. Between his own body heat and the soaring temperature, he looked like he might melt. Still, he kept the AC at just the right level, worried it might be too cold for me.

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