Amias gawks back at me, his cheeks flushed with color. “I… missed you too.”
We stare at each other for a moment longer, before Amias pulls me in by the chin for a second kiss. This time I grunt from surprise, but immediately accept it.
Soft gentle kisses, full of love and sweetness. It's just us. In our own perfect loving world, accepting each other's affections. Free from the horrors of the world. Free from the idea of losing him.
I place a hand over his chest to feel his pulse. He's alive. His heart's racing and he's alive.
Before I can get a bit rougher, a voice interrupts, bursting me out of our world. “I don't want to interrupt this emotional moment but…”
I look over my shoulder to see the nurse standing with her teeth clenched. “I would not recommend you make out with a patient just waking up from a coma.”
I bite my tongue and clear my throat. Maybe I got a bit too much into it. “Apologies.”
Amias chuckles. The gentleness is still there even when it's distorted by soot.
I raise a brow and turn back at him, our noses almost touching. He cups the back of my head, letting me down to his chest.
His heart thuds against my cheek. He's okay. He's alive. I actually saved him. I don't need to worry about losing another loved one.
He's here on Adoro and here to stay.
Here with me.
Chapter 43
Amias
“I just need some distance, Valley Lily…”
“Grandmother…” A pang of guilt sets in my stomach, as I sit in my hospital bed. Was it really that bad that I made that wish? “I didn't want to hurt you.”
“I'm going to find a way to fix you. There's no way I can have you fall into such wickedness.”
“I swear my inten-”
“Your intentions were shown when your eyes turned black and the wish corrupted. Maybe this is the problem Cosmo was warning me about.”
“I'm not that dangerous!” My tightened body betrays my confidence. Is she right?
“I can't be so sure now. I'll know when I meet with the other gifts. I'll be gone for a while to figure it all out, okay?”
Meanwhile Mother pats me on the shoulder with a soft smile. I return it. She shouldn't have to worry about me.
Grandmother continues. “I'll talk to you later. I'm going to solve this.”
I give a small nod as if she could see me. “Goodbye Grandmother.” I then move the phone away and click on the charm behind the wood case. It turns invisible and I throw it beside me on the bed.
I gaze at my family. Father, Mother and Erasmus all lean over by the side of my bed, scrunching their faces in concern.
“What did she say?” Mother whispers.
I shake my head. I don't even have to speak.
“Oh dove…” Mother hugs me by the shoulders. “She'll come around. I'm sure.”
“Hopefully…” I want to be able to express how I feel about dreamscreechers without hurting her. This is supposed to heal our relationship with Somnia, not worsen it.
Besides, what will everyone think when they find out I'm in love with a dreamscreecher? They'll probably think I'm scheming against Grandmother.
