—Mabel—

Nooooo!!

My eyes fluttered open, and I sat up on the bed with so much force that my waist twisted, and a sharp pain landed in my head.

Wincing, I clutched my chest and gasped. My heart raced as I glanced around.

The wall clock read 5am.

Alec slept peacefully beside me, a hand cushioned under his head like he was posing for a magazine cover.

Beads of sweat trickled all over my body.

Vivid images of the nightmare flashed in my head and I swallowed hard.

I slid out of bed and threw ...