I think he was having a nightmare the only light in his room was the moonlight that cascade into his room through the French window. His face twisted into a frown, worry, panic, pain and the unmistakable sadness. He was thrashing wildly in his bed, I rushed by his side and tried to wake him up.
“Xander! Wake up, it’s just a dream.” I shook his shoulder with so much force but he didn’t stop thrashing.
“Lia! Lia…please wake up, please…dodon’t leave…me,” He cried in so much agony, which made his veins prominent on his neck, I jumped into the bed with him and straddled his torso and used my arms to stop his arms from hurting himself. But he was so strong, I struggled for a while to stop him.
I could feel his pain through the tears flowing down his cheeks. Now I don’t see the arrogant, hotheaded, strong man whom I first encountered in a club, stared at me with so much hatred but I see a young boy who was mourning for the loss of his soul mate.
“Xander wake up its just a nightmare, wake up!” I leaned forward from my straddling position and cupped his face, his arms circled my waist and pulled me to his chest. I was startled by his sudden approach but he was still asleep. He held me so tight as if I would be lost into thin air. I was flushed against his masculine chest and I could hear his erratic heartbeat which was thumping wildly, he must have thought that I was his dead mate.
“It’s okay, you’ll be fine, it’s just a dream,” I whispered sweet nothing to him while rubbing soothing circles in his arms which were holding me so close to his chest.
“Please don’t leave me, I love you so much that it hurts, you are more precious than my own life,” he murmured still not opening his eyes, he buried his face into my brown hair and kissed my head, I kept on rubbing his back and arms to calm him down. Whatever he dreamt about I’m so sure that it was related to his mate.
Suddenly he changed our positions, now I was beneath him and he was on top of me. I raised my head and saw his beautiful face, it held so much pain and secrets. Today I realized one thing that behind every hard person there is a fragile being. He nuzzled his nose at the crook of my neck and drifted into a deep slumber, I can feel his hot breath tickling my neck, he is so warm unlike me and I know I sound crazy but I like cuddling with him. I felt safe and protected when he held me like this, am I falling for this man? It cannot be possible, right? He was not even a human for god sake.
I blocked all my thoughts and buried my face in his chest and fell into a deep sleep along with this broken man.
I could feel the sunlight glaring at my face which tells me that it was morning already. I groaned loudly and buried my face deep in my pillow. The pillow is so soft and hard at the same time, I grazed the pillow with my fingers for a while and stopped when it started to move. Does a pillow a move? I opened my sleepy eyes and came face to face with Xander, now I remember the events that happened the previous night.
He was already awake and looking at me with a lazy smile but that smile changed into a frown as soon as he sees me awake.
“What the hell are you doing in my bed?” he yelled at me with so much venom, I jumped out of his bed in utter horror, I never expected this.
“Xander…yo…you were ha…having a nightmare…, you ke…kept on thrashing…and yelling…the name Lia…” I stuttered like a pathetic child.
“Don’t you dare to tell her name!” he growled at me, throwing daggers with his eyes, I heaved a heavy sigh and looked down the floor, suddenly the floor was so interesting.
“I’m so sorry” I apologised in a small voice and kept on trembling on my spot.
“You should be! Now get out of this room!” he roared with fury.
I don’t need to be told twice, I ran out of his room like a light with my injured ankle to my allotted room. My heart was thundering in my chest like it was about to jump out of my ribs. I get it that he was so heartbroken but no one gave him the right to yell at me like that, I went to the bathroom in my room and washed my face, my clothes were wrinkled due to my sleeping. I picked my medicines and ready to get out of this packhouse but a knock was heard on my door when I was about to open it.