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

been unbuttoned, revealing his chest. “My

the direction of his gaze and she pursed her lips as if she was embarrassed. “Because… you were shouting that it hurts so much. I was afraid that something was wrong with your body… So, uh, I just went ahead and

at her, and her face slowly grew redder.

I didn’t even have the time to look before you woke up, so actually, I didn’t see anything,” she

the brighter her cheeks

matter even if you see. You can look

hard, and it was quite

it h-hurt anymore?” It

this sentence.

lowered his head and began to

best to keep her gaze above his neck, but she accidentally caught a glimpse of his

“Hey-you are hurt!’

the scar was already faint, Grace could still tell that the wound had definitely not been

a small injury,” he

and 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 of this injury?

back then? Grace felt

get hurt like this?

stiffened slightly. It had been many years since he had been injured, and other than the doctors, no one else had touched his wounds. She was the only one… It was as if

time. It’s no longer painful,” he

was slightly relieved, and only then did she suddenly notice their current

and button

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