Chp 19 Pt. 4 Peace At Last

Davina

I wake with a start that it startles Derek. Sweat is dripping down my face as Derek gently cups my face.

“What’s wrong love,” he says looking around the room for an intruder.

“I got to say goodbye to Malayah,” I whisper. He looks at me confused.

“Okay, but what has you so scared?”

I turn to Derek, making sure he is listening carefully. Worry is evident on his face as I take deep breaths to calm my racing heart. I need someone else to know what she told me.

“Malayah said, ‘Beware of the new comer, darkness will come for her’.”

“What does that even mean?”

“I don’t know. I don’t even know exactly who she was talking about, but I think it’s Maliyah. I think she was talking about Maliyah and whoever Maliyah saw in t