Chapter 90

I stared at Alexis in shock. His alabaster skin was now pink like a newborn's. The skin on his hands was mottled and gnarled in a way my own hands had been. His eyelids were so scarred I could only see his beautiful eyes through slits.

He stood as I watched him in horror. There were more scars on him than had been on me.

He looked at his hands and smiled. "This, I can feel. Thank you, my love, for giving me so much to feel."

"But you have many more scars than I had."

"No, my love. You had many scars on the inside. I will heal these more quickly than you ever could." He looked around. "The day is coming to an end, and she will awaken soon. You must go."

We got dressed.

"I'm going to come back when the sun rises," I said.

"No. She will surely know if you do. I want you on the other side of the ocean before the next sunrise. I will keep myself blocked from her until then, but after that she will know. I will try to be selective with my memories, but it will be difficult. Don't mak