Chapter 185: Grace
Rhys stiffened at my words, but to my surprise, he didn’t pull away. He actually moved closer, so we were facing each other. His fingers skimming my hair line in a longing way, his other hand still clutching my wrist.
“Gracie,” He tried to find the right words, but he couldn’t, so I took my opportunity to keep talking.
“I was having a dream I was in a field, meeting with the-”
“With the Moon Goddess.” Rhys finished my sentence.
I stumbled backwards, out of Rhys’ grip, my mouth hanging wide open before I found my voice again, “Ho-How do you know that?” I stammered, my heart beating thunderously. It was so loud I could hear it in my ears.
The door to Sawyer’s room opened. I hadn’t realized how close we were to it. Rhys needed medical attention. That’s why we were here. But how did Rhys know what my dream was about? Did I say something in my sleep? Was that it or was something else going on? He didn’t look like he was going to kill me.... But would that change once we got more information?
“What’s going on?” Sawyer asked tiredly. He ran his hand over his face the same way that Rhys often did. “Why are you bleeding?”
“It’s a long story,” Rhys replied quickly before I could say anything else incriminating. Why was he protecting me? I didn’t understand what was going on at all. “Can you help? Grace needs looked at, and I’m starting to heal, but just need to make sure there’s nothing to be worried about.”
“I’m fine.” I argued. “Rhys, you aren’t listening to me.”
“I am.” He said gently as Sawyer ushered us both into his room, so we wouldn’t disturb any of the kids sleeping just a few feet away in the living room.
“No.” I stopped, not letting him push me through the door. “You’re not hearing me. This is all my fault!”
“Grace,” He said as patiently as he could muster, which wasn’t much, honestly. “I hear what you think happened, but I don’t think that is what happened. Now, let’s go. We need to get you seen, and then we have to figure out what happened.”
“But Rhys, I know what happened!” I protested.
“I was in the dream too, Grace!” He snapped back before looking around the hallway and yanking me into Sawyer’s room, and slamming the door shut behind us.
“What do you mean, you were in the dream?” I asked, my voice shaking with the question. I wished that I could control my emotions the way he could, even if he didn’t just now.
“I don’t think it was a dream.” He answered, his tone dangerous and short. “I think we were actually pulled into the land of the Gods. I think we were actually attacked. And I think you got clawed worse than I did because you pushed me out of the way like an idiot.”
“You were there?” I whispered. “Like you were with me? It wasn’t just a dream?”
“The Moon Goddess gave us a warning, and the last thing she told us before disappearing into thin air was, ‘it’s coming’.”
“Oh Goddess, you were really there.” I whispered in horror. Oh Goddess, I had somehow drug him into my nightmares. He had been there, and I hadn’t even noticed he was the real Rhys. I thought he was a part of the dream!
“I know this is a lot to process,” He soothed, taking a gentler approach this time. “But please, let’s let Sawyer take a look at you and I and then we can dive deeper into it.”
I nodded, unsure of what I could possibly say next. It was real. It was real. It was real.
“Check her back.” Rhys commanded Sawyer as he led me over to Sawyer’s bed.
I was about to protest, but then I realized that most of my pain was in my back. I assumed I had just pulled a muscle in it, but if what Rhys was saying was true, I probably had gotten clawed too.
Sawyer gently reached for the hem of my shirt but waited till I gave him permission to lift it, which I did with a nod.
Sawyer sucked in a sharp breath as he raised my shirt, and I was grateful Rhys was sitting in front of me, unable to see whatever Sawyer saw.
“Well?” I asked with a nervous laugh as he ran his gloved fingers over my back.
“You were in fact clawed, but it’s already scarred over. Absolutely, remarkable. Are you in pain, Grace?’
My eyes locked with Rhys’, and he gave me a look that dared me to lie, and I would not like what happens next.
“I’m sore.” I answered honestly. “I just feel like I’ve pushed myself to a limit or pulled a muscle or something.”
Sawyer said something to himself, but lowered my shirt, and turned me to look at him, so he could continue his once over of me.
“I’m fine,” I told him as he poked and prodded.
“I see that. What happened to you guys?” Sawyer asked as he moved on to examine his brother whose marks were now completely closed and there was just dried blood on his chest. “Why didn’t you call for help?”
“We were pulled into the land of Gods and Goddesses.” Rhys told him through clenched teeth.
“You were what?!” Rhys demanded, taking a step back so he could look at both of us.
“That’s the only way I can explain,” Rhys answered tiredly, pulling me close to him. “I thought I was dreaming at first... Grace looked so beautiful, the light made her look like she was glowing. But then, it was like it was ultra real. Everything was really bright. And then I saw who she was talking to... The Moon Goddess... And I realized it wasn’t a dream... At least, I didn’t think it was and I’m even more sure of it now.”
Sawyer stared at me, his mouth hanging wide open before exclaiming, “You met with the Moon Goddess?!”
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