"No!" I gasped as I woke up in a cold sweat clutching the blanket.

I was safe. I was in our bed, in our house, on our beach.

I looked over to where Alexis should have been sleeping and saw that his side of the bed was empty. How late was it? I got up, looked out the window, and saw that it was dark outside. He should have been in bed by now, except…he didn't want to be anywhere near me.

I rubbed my arms against the chill. How long was this going to ...