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Chapter 53: Turn Between Fear And Trust

Author: Benita Jones
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-21 03:00:28

Waking to a Nightmare :

"Elena?"

A voice—distant, muffled.

"Wake up, sweetheart."

Elena’s eyes flew open, her breath coming in short gasps as she shot upright. The dim morning light filtered through the curtains, casting soft shadows across the room. Her heart pounded against her ribs, but… there was no danger. No hands pinning her down. No cruel laughter in her ear.

Just silence.

Margot sat at the edge of the bed, concern etched into the fine lines of her face.

"You were thrashing," she said gently, brushing a stray lock of hair from Elena’s forehead. "Bad dream?"

Elena swallowed hard, willing her heartbeat to slow. She shook her head. "I… I don’t know."

Because the truth was, she didn’t remember dreaming at all.

That was the strangest part.

For as long as she could remember, sleep had been her enemy. A battlefield where Connor’s ghost still hunted her, where every breath was a reminder of what she had endured. Yet last night—

Last night had been different.

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