Axel didn't care that he was soaked to the bone. He grabbed onto Amber's shoulders as she trembled violently.

"You're alright... I'm here! Don't be afraid!

Amber stared at him blankly. Her face was pale, and her mouth hung open. It was as if she were drowning, gasping for air.

"Was it a nightmare? You're okay. Don't be afraid... I'm right here.' Axel panicked. He pulled her into his arms.

"H... I'll help myself." Amber shivered uncontrollably, trying to cover the old scars on her body.

Back at The Millennium, Jameson had tormented her for days. That dark, humiliating past was suffocating her.

She avoided leaving the lights on because intimacy deeply traumatized her.

She only showered alone; those hideous scars were constant reminders of her shameful past.

The trauma lingered, and she didn't want the love of her life to see her in such an ugly state. Surprise flashed across Axel's eyes. He realized what was happening.

He stepped into the bathtub with her, embracing her tightly. His eyes were bloodshot.

to me," he said, his

welled up in Amber's eyes. Being

am the one who doesn't deserve

too.

the past. Let's look ahead.

early hours of the moming, all was silent within Heightsnew

sat on the patio, a blanket wrapped around her, gazing at the moon. She was worried about Jasper and the terrifying schemes Justin and Zachary might

What are

reality. Her eyes lit up when she saw Axel. "Axel, when did you

and Jonah because

coat and put it around Alyssa's shoulders. 'It's

sitting

Axel's face that he was worried. In a concerned voice, she asked,

doing too well." A pain shot through Axel's heart when he thought of how

"What happened?"

past. She doesn't talk about it because she

at the snowy

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