Chapter 165

Alexa’s POV...

 

I could not sleep all night as I twisted and curled my body, looking for the perfect sleeping position haunted by nightmares of the past. Last night was one of the longest nights of my life, the loud sounds of the rain falling on my roof and the heavy thunderstorm disrupted my plea for a peaceful rest. The more I moved, the more my lower abdomen hurt. I began to get a vision of my childhood, a vision I best not remember. It haunted me for hours, I prayed for day rise, but it was like the more I prayed for dawn, the further away it became. I was restless throughout the night. A couple of times, I screamed out my lungs in horror and was thankful I was just dreaming.

 

Finally, morning came. My eyes were heavy from not having enough rest from the previous night. I sat on my bed leaning against the wall, scared to death that if I fell asleep, it would be another nightmare playing all over again. The grand maester opened my doors