*Jo's POV*
At some point in my sobs, I must have fallen asleep, because I suddenly woke up as I felt something crawling towards me on the bed. Half asleep, and without hesitation, I swung my arm behind me and felt my hand connect with something hard.
I heard a grunt from behind me as the pain in my hand jolted me awake, and I sat up, ready to defend myself more if need be. The room was still pitch black, making it hard to see anything in the room. But as I looked at the dark space laying on the bed, I suddenly could smell evergreen and lavender and gasped.
"Nikko?" I whispered.
"Yes, Jo," he whispered back.
And I couldn't help it. As soon as I heard his voice, I started crying again. Before I could say anything else, Nikko sat up on the bed and pulled me into his arms, trying to sooth
