𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝑶𝒇 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆

In my Bed

ELI

I put the first aid kit away after cleaning Ava's knuckles. When I couldn't find her in the cello hall I looked at every place I could think of. I checked every club she ever put her foot inside, each of her friends dorms, threatened more people that I can count.

I even contemplated telling my Dad about it for a minute. When I was so close to loosing my goddamn mind, Creigh came to me with the tidbit information. He is yet to tell me how he guessed about Ava's hideout place.

Brushing her hair away from her face, I bend down to press a soft kiss at her forehead. For months, I have watched over her and after the incident at club, the stranger never showed up again.

I am not sure if that is good news or not. In the midde of that, she disappeared suddenly and induced a new emotion in me. Panic. I try not to think about how my heart beat increased, how time felt suspended when I couldn't find her.

Images of her bound in some abandoned building, where the stranger was hurting her started building in my vision. I was so close to setting the whole city on fire even if one strand of her hair was hurt.

But there she was lying on the ground of the fight club room, with cracked open knuckles, her blonde hair falling all over her face. I picked her up in my arms and bought her straight to elites mansion.

Much to everyone's surprise, myself included, I took her to my bedroom instead of guest room. Its been thirty minutes since I placed her on my bed.

Ava stirrs a bit, but her eyes stay closed as she mumbles something inaudible. I try to focus on her words but nothing makes sense. I press my ears near to her lips, still nothing.

"Starlight, open your eyes" I give her cheek light slaps.

"Come back to me, you are safe with me" I whisper near her ear

"Just a nightmare Ava, open your eyes" I keep tapping her cheeks.

I shake her body a little hoping she would snap out of whatever going on her mind. That is when I hear her words clearly.

"I'm not you. Leave me" her voice comes out so scared, almost begging. Rage unlike anything build within me at hearing her voice shake with fear.

Her breathe comes our harder, sweat breaking out from her forehead and her whole body thrashes as if someone is choking her.

"Starlight, listen to me. Snap out it. It's a nightmare, come back me to, Ava" I keep saying the same planting soft kisses to her palm.

Her eyes opens and I know the look in those beautiful blue orbs will haunt me forever. She looks absolutely terrified as she keeps looking at her surroundings. "You're in my room. Breathe" I say hoping she would stop panicking.

At my words she looks at me, her hand raising to touch my chin. She touches my face as if to check whether I'm real or not. She drags her fingers across my cheeks and her lips turn into a soft smile. "You feel just like how I imagined you to be" she whispers nears my lips.

So she thinks I'm her imagination. I don't say anything as she keep tracing her fingers across my jaw, neck and stops near my abdomen. My breath comes out harder as she stops it near my belt. I remove her fingers from my body "What do you think you are doing?"