Chapter 77: Was it all a dream?
Ever since Heaven woke up in this body, nightmares had plagued her sleep. It didn’t matter if it was just a quick nap or a long one. She was used to it, though. Heaven never remembered a day or night she ever slept peacefully, so the haunting nightmares that followed her even in this new life weren’t strangers to her.
Tonight was the first she slept so peacefully. It was the first time she felt no sense of danger, hibernating after a wild, passionate night with Dominic. Even when Dominic put her clothes back on and carried her back to their bedroom, she didn’t wake up.
’I already lost count of how many times we did it,’ he thought, propping his knuckles against his temple. He laid beside her on the bed, eyes on her sleeping face. ’And although I am exhausted, I can’t seem to sleep.’
Dominic knew exactly the reason for his reluctance to sleep. Deep in his heart, he was afraid once he slept, he would wake up and realize everything was just a dream. Even though his worn-out limbs proved he did something intense, he just couldn’t get complacent.
"What are you doing to me, Heaven?" he whispered, tracing the bridge of her nose down to the tip with his index. "Five years of nothing, and then you woke up one day, ready to give everything."
No matter how he delude himself, it just didn’t make sense to him.
The people around them weren’t the only ones wondering what sort of miracle befell this marriage. He was so sure the damages of this marriage was irreparable. But in a snap, everything just felt right, as if this marriage wasn’t crumbling in the first place.
"Heaven," he called quietly, whispering in her ears. "Are you asleep?"
Nothing.