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?

Jason raked a hand through his hair. He exhaled a long breath and lowered his head only to find that the button of his pajamas

his chest.

that it hurts so much. I was afraid that something was wrong with your body… So, uh,

her face slowly grew

can assure 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

brighter her

You can look at my body,” Jason said.

hard, and it was quite

does it h-hurt anymore?” It took her

out this

it doesn’t hurt anymore.” He lowered his head

caught

“Hey-you are hurt!’

chest. There 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

he said in an indifferent

raised her hand to touch. the scar gently. While he had been sleeping, he had been crying out in pain, and her hand had accidentally touched this area. Was he in pain because

felt as if

hurt like this? When did it

the only one… It was as if all the blood in his body was pumping into the

been a long time. It’s no

then did she suddenly notice their current positions seemed to be a

up and button up or you’ll catch

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