Fear and Love

GRACE

A faint voice was what it took to pull me out of the darkness I got dragged into. While I tried to adjust my sight to the sudden brightness, I heard the voice from earlier and quickly recognised it to be Dominic’s.

The desperation I detected in his voice caused me to force my eyes to whip open and when all I could see was Dominic, I noticed how worried he was.

“Grace.” The way he held my cheeks was enough warmth, but it was also an indication that something huge had happened. “You are awake,” he said, his voice now a breath lower.

“D-Dominic?” I swallowed hard to get rid of the parchedness in my mouth.

The man sighed again and moved his lips to my forehead where he planted a very long kiss. When he pulled back, he whispered “Oh, thank God. Thank God you are okay.”

The next second, our foreheads met and I tried to figure out what the cause of Dominic’s earlier despair was.

“Dominic,” I was going to move my hands but they didn’t budge, “is Ruby okay? Please tell me she is fine.”

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