Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

Chapter 898

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They say what you thought about during the day would appear in your dreams at night. The night before Keira planned to visit Jace, she dreamed of him.

He stood at the foot of her bed, dressed in a pure white monk's robe.

"Rea, look at me," he said softly.

Hearing his voice, Keira opened her eyes. The moment she saw him, she felt a wave of disorientation, as if the person before her wasn't him but a celestial being descended from the heavens.

"Why are you here? I was just about to visit you," Keira said, sitting up slowly.

"Mm, I know. That's why I came to see you first," Jace replied. He was the same as Keira remembered, but thinner, and an air of ethereal detachment clung to him.

"But you didn't answer my calls. I was so worried about you," Keira said with a smile, though her heart felt heavy, as though something was pressing down on it.

"My fault," he said, reaching out to pat her head. "But from now on, you don't need to worry about me anymore."

"Jace, I bought a courtyard to open a tea shop. I want you to help me name it-something with a touch of Zen," Keira told him.

to Hayden. Maybe it was because she had grown up visiting Cloudscape Monastery and listening to sermons, but she had developed an innate fondness for Zen. She wanted the courtyard's name to reflect that. Jace didn't hesitate. "Call it Ethereal

I love it. When it opens, you have to be

he looked at her, his eyes deep and serene. "Rea... you'll be happy. You'll carry all of our blessings with you and live a

of pain tightened in her chest. "Why are

smiled faintly. "Rea, it's been a joy to

he spoke, his figure began

again, he

Keira shouted, reaching out for him, but her hands grasped at empty

at her one last time. "Rea, I'll always protect you," he said, waving as

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disappeared.

name and reached for him again- only

up, or perhaps she had never really

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wrong?" Hayden's voice was

staring at the empty space where Jace had vanished. "I

arms. His hand clasped hers, and it was only then that she realized how cold her hands were. He kissed her forehead and said softly, "Don't worry. When the sun comes up, we'll go see him." Keira closed

he replied, holding