Alpha Maddox POV I awoke to the sensation of someone's hands wrapped around my throat, a vice-like grip that threatened to strangle me. Confusion surged through me for a fleeting moment until I realized it was Carmiltha, trapped in the clutches of a vivid nightmare. Her fingers dug into my neck, her eyes wild and unseeing. It was a chilling sight, one that shook me to my core. "Babygirl….Carmie... Carmie..." I whispered, my voice laced with desperation, trying to rouse her from the nightmarish depths she was drowning in. Gently, I rocked her in my arms, hoping to coax her back to consciousness. After what felt like an eternity, her eyes finally fluttered open, and she gasped for breath, releasing her stranglehold on my throat. The relief that washed over me was palpable. I shifted her

