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.

back to my 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

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

I said because I did not

you don't

I don't." I answer back

his hand on my arm. He was moving his thumb up and down sending

them off me.’ Who were

don't want to talk about it." I told him and turned away from him so he could not see my

would I scream that out loud? I have never screamed anything out loud before when I had nightmares, not that I know about. So why would I start doing it now? He said that I made sounds and it sounded to him that my dreams and my mind were being haunted. The

Darius’s hand away from my arm and pulled my legs closer to my chest and my arms around my legs.

hear him say my name a

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

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

feels like I am dead inside. I am afraid that I will go through that again. Everytime I close my eyes I’m back where I have been for so many

took a breath and continued