Tangled Love

CHAPTER 125

Tobias POV -

I feel wrong lying here with her in my arms.

She'd woken up countless times in the night screaming out for someone to help her. She's in no fit state to know what she's doing or saying so when she mistook me for Jake, I should have brushed it off.

So why is it painful knowing it's only Jake who can comfort her?

She eventually fell into a deep sleep once she had my arms around her and I loosen them slowly, pulling back away from her. I can't be near her, it isn't right.

I slowly stand off my bed and walk towards the bedroom door, yawning from the lack of sleep. I glance at her one more time sleeping peacefully before I close the door over softly.

"Tobias, you need to sleep." Ivory says quietly walking up to me and placing her hand on my arm. Her eyes are red raw from crying and I pull her into a tight bear hug, feeling her cuddle into my chest. I press a gentle kiss onto the top of her head and she sniffles before pulling back —

She asks, her

"Of course he is, he's Jake."

back to check on him. He's sleeping soundly, his chest rising and

a spare blanket and pillow. I pull my t-shirt over my head and step out of my

blanket over me before closing my eyes and finally letting my body relax, my mind whirling constantly

It's time for him

come from the other room. Immediately I'm up on my feet, stumbling a little before I fling open

I shout, holding my hand out

"I need to

mean?" I ask, my eyebrows scrunched up in

get away from Jake." She

comes to grips with her surroundings. She throws a hand over her mouth before she runs past me. My hand

my arms around her small frame. She finally gives in and sobs into

 terrified

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