"Eeekkk!!!" Lacey screamed in the middle of the night. She had been dreaming that Thorn had given her over to Rex, and he had taken her away from Julien. But then Rex grabbed her hard and pulled her to him. "Uuuuggghhh!" Lacey screamed as the strong arms held her tightly, pulling her to his chest. "No! Let me go!"

"Ssshh.... Lacey... it's me, Julien," he cooed, pulling her to him, brushing her hair from her eyes. “You’re going to pull out your IV!”

She thrashed about as he ...