Dalia (This chapter deals with SA) I wake up in what appears to be a cabin bedroom chained to a bed. Dmelling the outside elements, we are still in the forest. My head is still pounding, and I don’t want to open my eyes. I am trying to sense if he is in the room with me. “I know you are awake. Please open your eyes. I didn’t mean to drug you with so much this time.” Dino sits on the bed. I feel the springs squeak as he moves closer to me. My throat is scratchy, and I don’t know how long we have been here. “Dino, what are you doing? You have to let me go.” I tell him just above a whisper. “Never. We were meant to be together. Even your mother knew we were soulmates. I killed my first mate, waiting for someone like you. I sacrificed everything, and then you came along!” Dino holds my han

