Chapter Twenty-Eight

We couldn't have been asleep for more than a few hours when I woke to her whimpering and tossing in her sleep. I lifted myself up on my arm, watching her for a moment, "Alyce, wake up love, you're ok. You're safe."

She didn't seem to hear me as she growled and thrashed in her sleep. I reached over and grabbed her, wrapping her in my arms so she wouldn't hurt herself, "Alyce, come on, wake up. It's just a nightmare." I shook her a little bit and pulled her head into the crook of my shoulder so she would catch my scent.

She let out a stifled scream, her as flying open, "No, no, no!" she wiggled against my arms and I let her go, not wanting her to think she was being forced into something again. She rolled away from me, sliding off the bed to her feet, and I could hear her heart beating rapidly against her chest. Her eyes darted around and finally settled on me as she seemed to grasp her situation, "Tristan! I'm so sorry."