We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 854

Chapter 854 

Judy’s POV 

Waking up felt different. It wasn’t painful like I expected it to be, and I didn’t feel foggy. I just felt different. My fingers were the first to move, and then the rest of my hands, before I thought of the cushioned bed I was lying on. I recognized the scent of the room and the soft feeling of the cotton sheets beneath my almost bare body. 

I was in Eliza’s clinic. 

I couldn’t entirely remember what had happened earlier… but I knew it couldn’t be good if I was lying in the clinic and my eyes were having trouble opening. However, I wasn’t feeling weak… in fact, it was quite the opposite. I had this strange surge of energy surging through my veins, making me feel stronger than ever. 

My breathing deepened, and I clenched my fists, feeling my fingernails digging into the palms of my hands, creating little moons. 

It felt like every inch of my body had been unplugged and reconnected for the first time in my life. 

My eyes blinked open slowly. The clinic ceiling came into focus first, then the warm glow of a lamp, and then there he was… sitting by my bedside, his eyes fixed on my face. I could see how worried he was when he looked down at me, and for a moment, it looked as if he had been crying. 

I reached up and touched his face, making him take a sharp breath. 

“Gavin…” I whispered, my voice slightly shaky. “What happened?” 

“You gave me a scare… that’s what happened,” he said, his fingertips gliding up my arm, leaving goosebumps in their trails as he cupped my wrist and kissed the inside of it. And he lowered our clasped hands to my lap, his thumb gently rubbing circles around my knuckles. 

“Sorry…” I said softly, making a slight smile twitch at the corner of my lips. 

“You don’t have to be sorry,” he said, lowering himself and pressing his forehead against mine, inhaling a deep and steady breath. “How are you feeling?” 

I hesitated as my focus began to adjust a little more and the haze of sleep started to settle…. That was a loaded question. I didn’t feel the way I thought I should. I thought I’d feel weaker, but I was wrong. 

I felt strong… alert… maybe a little warm… and humming. Like something inside of me was awake and stretching after a long sleep. My wolf felt more powerful as well, and my heart raced with anticipation. I had no idea what was happening, but I knew I didn’t want it to stop. 

The feeling was euphoric. 

I looked up at him with wonder clear in my eyes. 

“I feel… powerful,” I admitted, exhaling slowly. 

Gavin froze. 

“Powerful?” 

I nodded; I couldn’t explain this feeling that was burning through me… but I felt more powerful than ever. I stared down at my hands, my fingers trembling. 

“Yes,” I breathed, my eyes glued to my hands, expecting a buzzing sensation to surface on them for whatever 

reason. 

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“Oh, good, you’re awake,” Eliza said as she approached. “You gave everyone quite a scare. I’m glad to report that both you and the baby are in good health.” 

I let out a breath of relief as I put my hands on my belly. 

“My baby is okay?” I asked, my voice coming out barely above a whisper. 

“He is,” Eliza said with a smile, tugging her lips. “You have nothing to worry about in that department.” 

“Thank you so much,” I breathed, tears filled my eyes. 

She gave me a short nod before she turned and started towards a different room. Gavin had me wrapped in his arms the second we were alone. His nose was buried in my hair, and he held me even tighter, like he thought I might slip through his fingers at any moment. 

“I was so worried about you,” he whispered, his eyes shutting as he processed all that had happened. “Do you remember anything?” 

I bit my lip as I thought about it. 

“I remember the Moon Gem hitting my chest,” I told him, reaching up to the part where the Gem had pierced my chest, but I felt nothing there. My heart fell into my stomach as I felt around my chest. 

“You healed fast,” Gavin said, watching my movements. “I’m not sure what that Gem did to you… But it made you heal faster than I ever saw before.” 

I blinked, confused by his words. 

“How long have I been out of it for?” I asked. 

“A few hours,” he told me, brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. “There’s somebody here who wants to speak with you. I told her I wasn’t leaving the room, though. Are you up for a visitor?” 

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