CHAPTER 82
Chosen By The Moon
âWhat happened in the hallway?â My look went hard as I knew he was deliberately avoiding the answer. I knew if it was truly something to worry about h It wasnât long before the doctor returned with a tray full of dental equipment. I hadnât seen half of that stuff in years so it was a bit strange to me. I opened âGoddess, That looks sore! The doctor exclaimed as he quickly turned to get the local anesthetic injection ready. He explained that he was going to numb my mouth in order to remove what could only be described as shrapnel. âSharp pinchâ¦â I winced as I felt it slide into my already swollen gum but
to fill my mouth.
He placed a cylinder shaped gauze into the gap and told me to bite hard to stop the bleeding. He removed his rubber gloves and wrote a few notes down âWhile you are here, would you mind if 1 clean your burns and apply the salve to them? I nodded allowing the doctor to get to the work he wanted to do Once done I said my thank yous and quickly made my way back to my own bedroom with Lewis in tow.
âNow are you sure youâre ok?â I nodded my head and smiled at him before opening the door to the room. Instantly I tensed up. I had the same reaction
abuse Iâd felt up here. I took in a deep breath and held it for a few seconds Id realized doing this curved the panic attack that always began to rise.
âIâm ok, get some sleep. I closed the door and slid my back down the wooden panel I curled myself up into a ball for comfort and focused on my breathin Sleep met me fairly quickly, but I didnât realize Iâd be plagued with nightmares. I was only out for an hour before I woke myself up screaming in terror. Sw I hadnât realized anyone else was residing on this floor while King Josh was away but the royal beta was far too quick getting to me. Perhaps he was res to terms with actually being awake now.
âIâm okâ¦â Lewis shook his head at me, exasperation crept in his face as he placed his hands on my shoulders, âStop saying that when youâre clearly not ok. Before I knew what was happening he brought me into his chest, his strong heartbeat met my ears and beg He was wrong though, I wasnât trying to stay strong, I was just too weak to admit how damaged my mind had become, I was too weak to say out loud that I wasnât ok âTm ok.â I whispered as my mind began to fog over, sleep began to take over me, which was when I realized that I really did feel safe with Lewis. In his a