Chosen By The Moon

Chapter 176

Dylan POV

Insomnia….

I officially must have had insomnia, heenuse yet another night had gone by with me getting zero sleep. Well, Maybe I had dored for half an hour but it still was far from good enough. I was supposed to be getting stronger now that I was here, but everything in me was shutting down and I felt myself becoming more and more drained. The lack of sleep and the fact that the day was going to be long and tedious was making me really wish the ground could just swallow

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Still, I sighed and climbed out of the bed that was in the RV, there were already some clothes placed in the closet, so I grabbed a t–shirt that was at least two sizes too big for me and a pair of leggings that again would most likely hang off me like a sack, before making my way to the shower.

My scarred skin was always sensitive to the waters spray. Baths were absolutely fine, but showers, I had found that they often caused one of two main issues, either the pressure from the spray was too much for my mutilated skin, or the temperature would fluctuate so much that I’d feel the water burning. So naturally I set the shower to cold in anticipation and turned it on slowly making sure to keep the water pressure to a minimum.

I hated fucking showers.

cold wet hair into a halfhearted bun before opening the

sleep?!” He was quick to climb the small steps and stand in front of me, he raised his hand to cup my cheek which I was actually starting to love him doing, however For some reason unknown to me, I flinched away preparing myself to get

me completely taken aback by my response, he held both his hands up quickly and took a step back away from me. I knew he would never hurt me and yet, my body reacted in a way that feared it. I chuckled in my usual awkward fashion

ask me if I’m ok…” I swallowed hard before walking to the door he just stepped through. “I’m fine, really,

walk was quiet but

was. Thank you… for coming today.” My words came out daily quiet as we approached the medical tent. Lewis gave me a small smile in response and a nod of his head greatly reassured me and gave me

grace.” The doctor instantly greeted us and bowed low to me which in turn caused my eyes to roll. I really did hate that title. When he raised himself back to his standing position and met my form he gasped slightly. I really was a ghastly sight. When my eyes blinked their water away that formed from his reaction he let out a small cough to play off his disgust and looked at my/sorrow filled orbs. “Forgive me, I wasn’t expecting your condition to be

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took a seat on a small armchair that sut next to the bed and gave me yet