Jamie-Lee’s POV
I jolt awake, sitting up in the double bed, my eyes wide as I scrunch the covers up in my fists. My heart is beating hard, Skarla is also up and alert, a low growl issuing from her lips.
The moon is streaming through the window to my right, stretching across the blankets as I hadn’t shut the curtains before I crashed.
Is that what woke me up? I sit still, listening intently, trying to pick out anything unusual over the normal night time noises that can be heard.
I shake my head, most likely I’m jittery because of everything that’s happened and this is the first time in a long time that I’ve had to sleep in a bed all alone.
I lay back down, my hand reaching for the empty pillow beside me, my palm brushing lightly over the thin cotton cover before curling into a fist. I
