“No! No… stop!”
Adam bolted awake and was on his feet before he had fully taken in his surroundings. He looked around wildly, thinking that someone had broken into the barn.
Katie was twisting and turning under the blankets, fast asleep. She was moaning and crying out as she fought something in her dreams.
A nightmare. Dammit.
He crossed the length of the floor in two steps and crouched down next to her. Gently, he touched her shoulder.
“Katie? You OK?”
She felt someone touch her and she pushed the hand away. “Don’t! No!”
“Katie… Katie, open your eyes.”
She struggled against the dark oblivion of the dream, wanting to get away from him. Her arms flailed as she pushed against his body, and a strong hand held her still.
“Katie, calm down. Wake up, OK?”
With a gasp of panic, her eyes
