Chapter 243: Medicine for the God of Dreams

Diana Damian left me shortly after. He had been muttering something about dreamless sleep and some medicine cabinets he had hidden somewhere. I lay back against the examination table in his room and simply stared at the ceiling. Suddenly, I felt sleepy. I sat up and started smiling. “Nice try,” I said to no one in particular. “Real nice try,” I added, standing up and pacing the length of Damian's office. “First with Agatha,” I said as I paced, “and then there’s this whole dreams scenario where the moon goddess won’t leave me alone. And now? I’m being hunted in my dreams?” I burst out laughing. “Oh wait,” I said, stopping and talking to my shadow. “You forgot Riley. Remember Riley?” I asked my shadow. “Yeah, him.” I placed a hand on my hips. “He was crazy,” I muttered under my breath as I resumed my pacing. “And you know what was crazy about Riley?” I asked as I walked back to the spot where I had been earlier. “Riley had a strange love for me, which I could never accept, obviou