Chapter 121

• Alexa jolted violently into realization, attracted by something holding her arm. Whenever she felt unsafe, she would squirm, trying to escape the nightmare—but she couldn't. Through the fog that filled her brain, she felt a gentle, careful caress. She felt the wet and sticky sensation of her own sweat soaking her body.
• "Lexa? Babe, it's okay. I'm here, calm down. You're safe. You're okay."
• That was strange; the voice was like a magic spell that made her relax in an instant. Her eyeballs stopped twitching inside her lids. The clenched hands slowly opened. Like a trick.