-James-
I was jolted awake by Lara thrashing around on the bed. Her head turned from side to side, and her body made small jumps. She was whimpering and crying in her sleep, and everything inside me ignited in an instant. I knew it was the bond and my possessiveness over her that made me leap to her side. She had turned away from me, fighting against the sheets in her restless slumber.
I moved closer and tried to wake her gently, calling her name, but she didn’t respond. I placed a hand on her arm and noticed how sweaty she was. She wasn’t even covered by the sheets much, yet she was drenched. I understood this well—I had been haunted by nightmares for a long time, and I knew the power they held over you.
I could only imagine the hell she was trapped in, and I knew I had to snap her out
