Chapter 24 Sleep, Little One

• Someone steps in front of me, blocking my view, his eyes are filled with concern. A warm jacket drops around my shoulders and a shiver runs down my back when he embraces me, but I don’t feel scared.
• I jump when a low growl snaps me out of it. Thoughts of what almost happened to me keep replaying in my head causing my throat to constrict. I’m gasping for breath when a soothing voice tells me I’m okay.
• His hand slowly pats my back and his other hand holds my hair until my breathing slows. He pulls down my dress and dabs at my tears. I can hear a loud thud followed by another. Soon the thud makes a crunching noise.