It had been happening for a while now. The nightmares. Mackenzie dreaded going to sleep for fear of having another nightmare. They were always the same. Romeo would have her restrained and Al would bring Luke in, all ending in Luke's lifeless body hitting the floor. She felt so helpless every time. She couldn't save him and that killed her the most. Every night was the same. She would watch herself lose Luke over and over and over again. She woke up in a cold sweat. She sat up and let out a blood curdling scream. The door to her room burst open and Ashton ran in, gun in hand. "Mackenzie, what's wrong?" He asked, rushing to her side.
"I-i.." She tried to catch her breath, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I couldn't save him.."
"Kenzie, what are you talking about?" Ashton asked. He set his gun down on the nightstand and sat on the bed with her. He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back.
"Every night, I have the same dream." She took a shaky breath in and looked up at Ashton. "Romeo has me tied to a chair or chained to a wall and he keeps telling me that I can't save him."
"Save who?" Ashton looked down at her and wiped her tears away.
"Luke.." Mackenzie's eyes flooded with tears again and Ashton sighed heavily. "Once I'm tied up, Al bring Luke in. He's all bruised and bloody, like they had been beating him before they brought him to me." She cried into Ashton's chest. "They set him up in front of me an-and," she hiccupped, "they shoot him. I have to watch him die. He just falls over and I can see the life leave his eyes." Mackenzie gripped Ashton's shirt and let out a sob.
"Shh, Mackenzie, it's okay. Luke's okay." Ashton sighed and held her close. "He's not hurt, he's fine."
"Where is he? He's usually the one who comes in. Is he okay?" Mackenzie asked, looking up at him worriedly.
"He had to go to the club tonight and deal with some guys who tried to mess with the ring, he'll be back in the morning. He left me in charge of making sure you were safe." Ashton rubbed her back soothingly. "He would've been here the second you fell asleep, if he had stayed home you know that."
"He doesn't even love me anymore. If he did, he wouldn't have left me, and he wouldn't have let anything happen to me, and he wouldn't hide his feelings from me."
"Kenzie, remember a few days ago when Luke and I were talking and I told him he had to tell you something? And he covered it up and didn't do anything?" Ashton sighed and looked down at her. She nodded and wiped her nose on the back of her hand. "Well, we were talking about you and how Luke feels about you. He has a journal full of ways to win you back. I had him tell me everything he loves about you and why he loves you."
"What did he say?" Mackenzie wiped her eyes.
"He said that he loves you because you take care of him when he's hurt and how you still care about him even though he doesn't always treat you the best." Ashton replied, holding her close. "He also told some very graphic things that he loves, and I wish I could forget them." He chuckled softly and rubbed her back. She chuckled lightly.
"He likes it when I clean his cuts and bruises? That's the thing he told me he hated when he left me.." Mackenzie looked down at her hands.
"He loves everything about you, Mackenzie. Every single thing. and when he said all of that stuff, he was trying to get you to go, so you could be save." Ashton smiled softly and stood up. "You better get back to sleep. I want you to be well rested in the morning when Luke gets back, so you can talk about this together." Ashton pulled her blankets up and tucked her in. "I'll be in my room if you need anything. Don't be afraid to call me in." He pressed a kiss to her head and grabbed his gun from the nightstand before walking out, heading back to bed.
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Second Chances
Genç Kurgu"Well, I don't love you! So why don't you just leave me alone!" Luke screamed back. The air seemed to leave the room completely. Both of them were at a loss of breath. The tears that formed in her eyes were now freely streaming down her reddened che...
