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I startle awake from my sleep, my heart thundering in my chest, sweating and haggard. Something streamed down my face__ tears.
Nicholas rushes to me instantly and climbs into bed, knees on the bed, and cupping my cheeks,
"Baby, you're alright. It was just a bad dream," he soothes. I wrap my trembling arms around him. That dream scared me. Many vampires and two witches surrounded me. My body shudders, and I hold Nicholas tighter. He coos me, stroking soothing lines down my back to comfort me. When we pull away from each other, he wipes my tears. I take him in. His sculptured chest is bare, but he's wearing sweatpants. It seems he's been awake for hours. What time is it?
My gaze goes to the digital clock on the bedside table. 12.34. Have I been asleep for that long?
"What was
