Faith woke up in a sweat, sitting straight up in bed. The clock read 3:33. She sighed and laid back down. This dream had been haunting her lately. A dream of knights and round tables and this aching sense of betrayal. It was really getting to her. The man at the center of her dream in a way resembled Noah but time had not been good to that man's skin or disposition. Each time she saw Noah as she ran errands in town, this errant king's face hit her heart as if she had been personally slighted. And frankly, it was really getting on her nerves. Sometimes this supposed psychic gift was more of a silent curse.
Tori Rae Davis crumpled up the notebook page and threw it across the room. Honey Barnes owner of Honey Bee's Book Nook observed her from across the bookstore. It was the seventh paper Tori had discarded in the last hour. There was definitely something bothering the AKA Art Cafe aficionado.
Honey picked up and read the last paper she tossed out. It was Tori's Nottingham story. It had been awhile since Tori had wanted to dabble in that world again. Honey wondered why she was back at it. That story had really hurt her heart after Jace Quinn left and then Liam Walsh came forward to take the temporary leader position at the church.
As she read the paragraph, Honey realized Tori was having dreams again. In a way, that was awesome. Her grief after Henry's death had set her back. Not just in her walk with God but her walk as a creative soul, worship singer and self appointed God girl. She had basically lost so much of what made Tori Tori. She had been in a season of healing not just her body but her mind and spirit as well. She had questioned her whole existence when Jace kicked her out of the church. Thank God her brother Marcus had been around to pick up the pieces. His military experience had helped him deal with the loss of his dad, but Tori's life had been shattered that day with Jace's one vengeful act.
The newly called minister Ben Eden wouldn't know how to deal with Tori's inner wounds, but Liam Walsh would definitely have words of wisdom for his old friend. Honey signaled to Huck Henderson that she was taking a break and she headed over to the police station to see if Liam might have a few minutes to chit chat.
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