Chapter 67

Grace breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s great. You’ve finally

woken up.”

Woken up? When had he fallen asleep?

One moment he’d been in Grace’s arms. Soaking up her strength and scent. The next, he must’ve drifted off to sleep and the memories seized him.

Wait, no. That wasn’t entirely right.

They’d chatted more after dinner. Then each taken time to wash up and change for bed.

He’d lay down on the cot and counted her breaths until she fell asleep.

Jason rubbed his eyes, the events of the evening coming back to him in short order.

He’d not had a nightmare like this in a long time.

In his dream, he had knelt down in front of the woman and begged her… Was it because he had talked about that woman tonight that he had had such a dream?

exhaled a long breath and lowered his head

revealing his chest.

she pursed her lips as if she was embarrassed. “Because… you were shouting that it hurts so much. I was

and her face slowly grew

you, I… I didn’t even have the time to look before you woke up, so actually, I didn’t see anything,” she hurriedly explained, but the more she explained, the odder she

the brighter her cheeks glowed.

you see. You can look at my body,” Jason said.

so hard, and

it h-hurt anymore?” It took

this

doesn’t hurt anymore.” He lowered his head and began to

caught a glimpse

“Hey-you are hurt!’

was a scar right above his heart. Although the scar was already faint, Grace could still tell that the wound had definitely not been a minor injury back when he had received it.

injury,” he said in an

he had been sleeping, he had been crying out in pain, and her

back then? Grace felt

hurt like this? When did it happen?” she

one else had touched his wounds. She was the only one… It was as if all the

a long time. It’s no longer painful,” he said.

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