She sleeps beside me, and I gaze straight ahead, lost in my thoughts.

Lately, I haven't been able to sleep well because her happiness, which brings me peace, has lost. How can I sleep when she's in pain caused by my brother, whom I once trusted? He has turned into a monster, stealing Alice's happiness and inflicting unbearable pain upon her. I have lost my brother, and he is dead to me.

Suddenly, I feel Alice's body tense beside me, her sleep disrupted by haunting nightmares. She tosses ...