Chapter 21

I awoke to the sound of whimpering.

Specifically, Khloe's whimpering.

This wasn't really an uncommon occurrence, in fact, it almost happened every night.

Usually, I could just ignore it and fall back asleep, but she was laying on the other side of my bed this time, so it was kind of harder to ignore.

I sighed, turning over so I was facing her.

Maybe I should just wake her up this time.

It would probably be easier than listening to her all night.

I could see that she was scared, the way she had herself curled up. Not to mention the look she had on her face.

"Xan... der," she spoke quietly in her sleep, "Please... don't..."

Her body became tenser.

Dammit of course she would be having a nightmare about that.

A small whine came from her as she gripped the sheets, tears beginning to show between her eyelids.

I sighed again, pushing myself up to make my way over to her.

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