Tangled Love

CHAPTER 37

It's 2am in the morning and I couldn't sleep.

I woke from a terrifying nightmare to find my cheeks and pillow drenched in tears. The room around me didn't feel like mine at all and I miss the feel of my room at home.

I sat up straighter in bed, tugging at my hair and scraping it back into a ponytail. I let out a sigh and climbed out of bed, deciding to go downstairs for a warm drink.

A hot chocolate or a glass of milk relaxed me and right now, I was on edge from the nightmares.

I grabbed a checked shirt, pulling it over me to provide extra warmth from my crop top and pyjama shorts. Slowly creaking my bedroom door open, I left my room and padded across the hallway on my tip toes. I scurried down the stairs and entered the kitchen, deciding against turning on the lights.

I didn't want to wake anyone.

I walked over to the fridge and opened it up, squinting from the light inside. I pulled out the milk and set it down on the counter before turning around to find a glass.

A dark figure was sat on the dining table, hunched over. I immediately froze in fear, my heart skipping a beat. All the hairs stood up on my body as I took a step back, feeling my heart thump wildly against my chest.

"Don't worry, it's only me."

realising who it belonged to - Jake. I breathed out a sigh of relief and sit beside

scared me," I

voice

a hand on his arm. He's freezing cold and

been sat here in the dark?

worry settling inside me from his

His words are short and

chair back and finding a glass from the cupboards. I had changed my mind about a warm drink, cold milk

presence as he walks around the table until he's right behind me. The hairs on

ear, nuzzling it with his nose. I feel goosebumps erupt all over my

shivers down my body. I frown, feeling confused from his sudden quick change in personality.

around, my breathing hitching as I feel my body press against Jake's. His hands remain on my waist and he stares intensely

the air, the connection between us so strong and

little," I whisper, my lips an inch away

keep you warm?" Jake suggests quietly, his fingers trailing against my bare stomach. I suck in

I don't have control over my body or mind.

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