Forced love

Chapter thirty two

Chapter thirty two.
Silas's pov:

I was woken in the middle of the night by her screaming and in tears beside me. Her eyes were wide alert and the tears steaming down her face in long rivers.

As quickly as I could, but still gentle enough, I put my arms around her. "Shh, it's ok. You're ok." Her head snapped back to me with eyes even wider, but her screaming stopped. Almost as if she was relived to see me.

Heavy sobs left her and I tried to tuck her closer to me, but she wouldn't let me at first. She held herself back, staring at me with horrified eyes. "It was just a nightmare, it's ok now. Come here my love." I tried my best to not break down by the feeling she wouldn't let me hold her, but then she gave in.

My heart melted and I realized I would do just about anything to stop her from crying. She held me so tightly once she gave in, I felt as if my heart would shatter. The sorrow I felt for her was unbearable.

I hated how she had to wake up like this, with eyes so wide and filled with tears and chest rising so quickly her lungs must ache after. I hated that I could do nothing to help her with this. Even now on our finest days she still has these nightmares.

I knew something was not quite right, but I think I had been trying to push that thought away. The possibility that things weren't as perfect as I thought they were. It was a big possibility for that.

She was shaking in my arms, but slowly coming back to her self. She held onto me for dear life, feeling up and down my body as if checking I was still there. "I'm here my love, I'm here."

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I woke up to an empty bed. No Katherine to be seen. I had gotten her to fall back asleep last night, but she must've woken up before me then.

Never had I asked her about those nightmares. Perhaps because I didn't want to know the horrors keeping her up at night, or the fact that I myself wouldn't want her to have to know of mine.

I started searching for her around the boat and soon found her standing on the front deck. She was just standing there looking blankly out at the ocean.

"What's going through that beautiful head of yours?" I asked, gently snaking my arms around her waist hugging her from behind.

Her head turned to the side and she frowned. "What are we doing today?" She asked not answering my question. Wether it was intended or not, I didn't know.

"I was thinking we could go back to the house and relax there for the day." I had something else planned as well, but that would remain a secret for now.

She nodded and went back to looking at the ocean around us. There was something off about her, she wasn't herself. Perhaps it was because of the nightmare, but I had felt there was something wrong since yesterday.

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When we arrived back at the beach house she seemed sort of normal again, if you could call it that.

I threw her over my shoulder and carried her inside, her laughter filled my ears making me smile widely. I was glad to make her laugh and smile again.

I put her down on the couch outside on the balcony, knowing she probably didn't want to have sex right now. Although I was highly open to that idea, I wouldn't want what happened the other day to happen again.

Never again.

"You know, I forgot to tell you we got a wedding present from Ezra." She said smirking over at me.

I rose one eyebrow by her suspicious smile. "What did he give us?" I asked already knowing it was going to be bad.

She rose from the couch guiding the way to our bedroom. I followed closely behind taking a seat on the bad as she walked into the closet. She came out with a box in her hands, handing it over to me she sat down by my feet.