I jolted awake in a full-blown panic, my chest heaving as though I’d been drowning. My arms and legs thrashed wildly, kicking at the sheets and striking out at nothing, as if fighting off shadows only I could see. My heart slammed against my ribs, erratic and desperate, while a strangled cry tore from my throat. For a moment I didn’t know where I was—whether I was still trapped in the nightmare or if the danger was real. The room around me blurred and shifted, unfamiliar and menacing, and I felt a cold rush of terror crawl up my spine.
“Hey, hey. Baby, it’s alright. It’s me.” Jax said, grabbing my arms and legs. He tried to hold onto me until I managed to calm down and I realized that I was in a hospital room and Jax was laying in the same bed with me. He was right next to me and he final
