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Adrian’s POV

I gasped loudly as I felt like I was catching on fire, burning alive even though there were no real flames enveloping me as I looked down at my body to check.

A second later, I understood what was going on.

“Rhea!” I called out in panic as I jumped off the bed and was out the door in the blink of an eye, heading straight to her room with a tremendous amount of dread.

The last time I felt her pain in my sleep was absolutely nothing compared to what I was feeling right now.

This was a million times more worse. And if the last time was any confirmation, a shallow cut won’t be enough to make it stop. Try a thousand cuts and it won’t even scratch the surface.

I ran fearing the worst.

I could stop her pain without endangering her life. But I knew she wouldn’t ask me if I left it up to her. She would rather cut herself than seek my help. She’s still not used to counting on someone else other than herself.

We were progressing the past three days. She hasn’t seen any nightmares si