—Mabel—
Nooooo!!
My eyes fluttered open, and I sat up on the bed with so much force that my waist twisted, and a sharp pain landed in my head.
Wincing, I clutched my chest and gasped. My heart raced as I glanced around.
The wall clock read 5am.
Alec slept peacefully beside me, a hand cushioned under his head like he was posing for a magazine cover.
Beads of sweat trickled all over my body.
Vivid images of the nightmare flashed in my head and I swallowed hard.
I slid out of bed and threw on one of his shirts, then grabbed my phone on the nightstand and headed out.
The entire mansion was cold and quiet. I tiptoed to the children's room and found them also asleep.
I proceeded down the stairs, to the cinema room, and sat on the couch. My hands trembled slightly as I dialed Ruth's n
