It had been a long night for Melanie. After leaving her parents' house, she had been up several times during the night to step into Justin’s dreams. Right now, she was asleep, and Darius was doing his best to ensure Melanie slept as long as she needed. He had taken her phone with him into the kitchen, so if it rang, it would not wake her. If her parents called, he would call them back from his phone and let them know Melanie was sleeping because of her work the previous night.
Darius had heard about what Melanie did from her parents many times over the years. Watching her walk into Justin’s sleep and give him nightmares the way she did was captivating. Melanie did it with such calm grace that it was unnerving to a degree. Melanie was the goddess of nightmares of madness and lived up to th
