Chapter 854\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
Waking up felt different. It wasn\u2019t painful like I expected it to be, and I didn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was in Eliza\u2019s clinic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t entirely remember what had happened earlier\u2026 but I knew it couldn\u2019t be good if I was lying in the clinic and my eyes were having trouble opening. However, I wasn\u2019t feeling weak\u2026 in fact, it was quite the opposite. I had this strange surge of energy surging through my veins, making me feel stronger than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My breathing deepened, and I clenched my fists, feeling my fingernails digging into the palms of my hands, creating little moons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It felt like every inch of my body had been unplugged and reconnected for the first time in my life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes blinked open slowly. The clinic ceiling came into focus first, then the warm glow of a lamp, and then there he was\u2026 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I reached up and touched his face, making him take a sharp breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin\u2026\u201d I whispered, my voice slightly shaky. \u201cWhat happened?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou gave me a scare\u2026 that\u2019s what happened,\u201d 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry\u2026\u201d I said softly, making a slight smile twitch at the corner of my lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be sorry,\u201d he said, lowering himself and pressing his forehead against mine, inhaling a deep and steady breath. \u201cHow are you feeling?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hesitated as my focus began to adjust a little more and the haze of sleep started to settle\u2026. That was a loaded question. I didn\u2019t feel the way I thought I should. I thought I\u2019d feel weaker, but I was wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt strong\u2026 alert\u2026 maybe a little warm\u2026 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\u2019t want it to stop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The feeling was euphoric.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked up at him with wonder clear in my eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel\u2026 powerful,\u201d I admitted, exhaling slowly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gavin froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPowerful?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded; I couldn\u2019t explain this feeling that was burning through me\u2026 but I felt more powerful than ever. I stared down at my hands, my fingers trembling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d I breathed, my eyes glued to my hands, expecting a buzzing sensation to surface on them for whatever\u00a0<\/p>\n
reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, good, you\u2019re awake,\u201d Eliza said as she approached. \u201cYou gave everyone quite a scare. I\u2019m glad to report that both you and the baby are in good health.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I let out a breath of relief as I put my hands on my belly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy baby is okay?\u201d I asked, my voice coming out barely above a whisper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is,\u201d Eliza said with a smile, tugging her lips. \u201cYou have nothing to worry about in that department.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you so much,\u201d I breathed, tears filled my eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so worried about you,\u201d he whispered, his eyes shutting as he processed all that had happened. \u201cDo you remember anything?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I bit my lip as I thought about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember the Moon Gem hitting my chest,\u201d 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou healed fast,\u201d Gavin said, watching my movements. \u201cI\u2019m not sure what that Gem did to you\u2026 But it made you heal faster than I ever saw before.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked, confused by his words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long have I been out of it for?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA few hours,\u201d he told me, brushing a strand of hair behind my ear. \u201cThere\u2019s somebody here who wants to speak with you. I told her I wasn\u2019t leaving the room, though. Are you up for a visitor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
+2\u00a0<\/p>\n
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