Chapter Seventy-Four

'Was last night real?' I asked myself, staring up at the ceiling in bed.

So many things had happened, so many truths had finally come out.

...And I felt… lighter.

I’d woken up after deep sleep, unsure how long had passed, but my body had been grateful for the uninterrupted rest.

Though a part of me was angry at myself for taking the risk of their reaction, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t happy with the outcome. Or I at least meant that in Aleric’s case. Cai… well, I had to believe that what I did was for the best.

The fact that I wasn’t locked away in a hospital right now pending a psych evaluation meant that Aleric had actually believed me. It was something I’d been worried about the entire time I’d been back. I knew how insane it sounded when being told the first time. Some days even I still couldn’t believe it.

I slowly got out of bed, my body still aching in several places, and got changed into some clothes. T