Forty one

Her body was stiff and numb as she sucked in a breath of cold the moment she regained consciousness..

It was a dream but it felt so real.

When someone hand touched her cheeks, out of instinct Annah tried to pry herself away from his clutches but he was too strong for her.

Fear gripped her heart when she felt his breath on her neck as his hand around her body held her tightly but then she heard his voice..

"Relax, it's me ..." Nicklaus kept repeating these words into her ear with a sense of helplessness.

"You're safe. It's me, I'm here.." Annah didn't realize the man who was holding her until she heard his voice as he switched on the bed lamp and his face came into light. She stopped her attempt to hit him.

It was Nicklaus beside her. Everything was fine, it was only a dream.

"It's only a Nightmare." Nicklaus was chanting that word over and over again until she became calm.

Her bright eyes scanned her surroundings immediately. She wasn't in a dark place where she couldn't see anything