The next time Liam opened his eyes, he felt so much better. His dreams no longer haunted him. The voices in his head had ceased to exist and he was clutching a bunch of pearls to his chest. He blinked at the light that ached his eyes, and then looked away momentarily to get used to it.
“Oh, you look so much better.” He felt hands all over his chest, trying to take the pearls from him. Liam clutched them even harder in his grasp. “Let go, Liam.”
He tried to see who it was that disturbed his haze. Like a fog rising over his eyes, Jade’s face slowly materialized in front of him. He stared at her blankly for a few seconds, trying to remember who she was and how they had come into this position.
She stretched out her hand towards the antiques and necklaces he held. “Can I have that now?”
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