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. “My clothes

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

her, and her face

up, so actually, I didn’t see anything,” she

brighter her cheeks glowed.

if you see. You can look at my body,”

hard, and it was quite adorable, actually.

anymore?” It took

this sentence.

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

keep her gaze above his neck, but she accidentally caught a glimpse of his chest, and then

“Hey-you are hurt!’

was already faint, Grace could still tell

he said in an

her teeth 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

Grace felt as if her own heart

you get hurt like this? When did it happen?” she murmured.

his wounds. She was the only one… It was as if all the blood in his

time. It’s no longer

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

up and button up or you’ll catch a

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