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Chapter 12: Nightmare

Ari's POV
I shot up in fear. Then I realized it was all just a nightmare. 

I look over to my left to see Grey peacefully asleep, then to my right to see it was 2:00 am. 

I definitely wasn't going to be able to fall back asleep after a dream like that, so I carefully climbed out of bed and to the bathroom. 

I looked at myself in the mirror to see dark circles under my eyes and my hair was a mess. I looked exhausted. 

I turned on the shower and hopped in, letting the water wash away all my life from the past 24 hours.

I began crying now realizing that he had found me. If it weren't for Grey today he would've taken me. I don't want to let him just control my life like that again. To think he loves me but at the same time afraid to even breath the wrong way. He beat me for months and took me away from all I knew. And killed people i loved.

I can't go back to him... I just can't.  Then I heard a knock on the door. 

"C-come in!" I yelled, my voice shaky.  I hear the door open.

"Baby? It's Daddy... are you okay?" 

"Y-yeah," I say. 

"Can I come in with you?" He asked. 

"Uhh sure," I answered, quickly rinsing my face so it doesn't look like I've been crying. 

Soon I hear the curtain open and Grey wraps his arms around me from behind.  "I know something's wrong ari." He said.

"What is it?" 

"It's nothing really..." I say looking down at the water that was going down the drain. 

"Oh really? Then why did I wake up to the sound of you crying?" He asked.

I looked away and shrugged. He turned me around to face him and lifted my chin. 

"Alison, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on in that pretty head of yours."

His voice was stern but still gentle at the same time. I took a deep, shaky, breath, then collapsed into his hold on me sobbing.

"That's it princess. Let it all out it's gonna be okay daddy's here. Now tell me what's gotten you all worked up." He said soothingly, running his hands through my hair while rocking us back and forth. 

"I-I-I don't want t-to go b-b-back!" I sobbed. 

"Go back where?" 
"To him! He's going to be looking for me now!" I said continuing to cry. 

"Hey hey now, I'm not going to let anything happen to you. There isn't a moment in the day where I won't protect you. I will keep you safe no one not even him can take you from me." He said. 

"No you can't protect me. No one can. You d-don't understand!" I wailed. "

"Grey you don't know what you're up against!" 

Devon was going to stop at nothing to get me back. He'd just destroy whatever was in his way. I don't want him to destroy the only good thing in my life.