The Tormented Soul

Aleera's POV

I am half asleep and could feel the warmth around my body. I could also feel some weird

heaviness that I never felt before. This was a really nice night I was able to sleep the whole night. I kept my eyes closed. I didn't want to wake up, this was so nice and I was so comfortable when I felt something breath on my neck.

I opened my eyes and I looked down at my waist and I could see an arm. I thought to myself, ‘what the hell is that doing there and whose arms is it?’ I could then smell the aroma of strawberries and chocolate. I moved my head just a little bit so I could look behind me and I saw Darius. Why was he here and why is he holding me? I took a hold of the duvet close to my chest so that I could move away from him. As I moved away I must have woken him up because when I looked back he was awake. He looked at me and he probably saw the fear that crossed my face.

He put his arms up in surrender and I took a breath.

"Alea, you don't need to be scared I know this probably looks weird to you but I promise I did not do anything to you."

"What are you doing in here?" I asked him with a scared voice.

"You had a nightmare last night and was screaming so bad that you woke up the whole packhouse. People thought that we were under attack. You asked me to stay here with you."

He took a breath and then continued.

room when you fell asleep but every time I moved away from you, you would make weird sounds like your mind and your dreams were being haunted so that's why I stayed the whole night with you." He said so

here? I held the duvet to my chest covering me while I looked down trying to remember what I was dreaming about last night but I couldn’t remember it at all. I was so deep in my own thoughts trying to figure out my dream from last night that I had not noticed that Darius was talking to me until I felt his touch and I looked up into

did not hear what he

you don't remember right?"

don't." I

moving his thumb

‘They are here. Get them off me.’ Who were

I told him and turned away from

start doing it now? He said

closer to my chest and my arms around my legs. I leaned my face to my knees

say my name a couple of times before

here for you. We just hope that you will gain trust in us and

him something came from but suddenly I had the courage to say something about how I felt about

you that I feel numb throughout my body. I don't trust anyone, especially men. After all these years I have been treated badly and it feels like I am dead inside. I am

breath