Chapter 1185: Lies he told
When Penny woke up, it was already near dusk. Peeking to her side, her lips curled up. There, sleeping next to her, was none other than the only person she wished to wake up to and fall asleep with. Zoren.
She rolled onto her side instinctively, almost jolting when a sharp pain shot through her thigh.
"Ouch..." she winced. "I forgot I stabbed myself."
A shallow breath slipped past her lips as she looked up at Zoren. The pain in her thigh slowly faded while she stared at her husband, smiling in relief. They hadn’t said it earlier, but she was glad that neither of them was hurt too badly. Just thinking about everything they had gone through the night before—it almost felt like a dream.
A very long and exhausting dream.
"Look at us," she whispered, poking Zoren’s lean cheek gently. "We’re both hurt, but at the same time, we’re fine."
Her soft voice and light touch stirred him awake. His eyes flickered beneath his eyelids before cracking open. Out of habit, Zoren turned his head—only to meet her gaze. He smiled.
"Good... evening?" he greeted uncertainly.
"Still afternoon," she replied softly. "How’s your head?"
"Not as painful anymore. And your leg?"
"It’s fine. It’s not that deep... just a bit."
Zoren let out a shallow breath, his gaze never leaving hers. For a moment, silence stretched between them—but it was a peaceful kind of quiet. Even after a long nap, the disbelief of what had happened still lingered in their hearts.