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The dream was nothing like the one that woke me up earlier.
This one was full-on reality.
John, Stellan and Blaine were there. I was tied down. Drew was tied up, hanging from the ceiling, arms at an impossible angle, his naked body hanging like Jesus on the cross. Guns and ropes and scarves and a burning car and something more sinister wait, right out of my line of sight.
And they all laughed while I writhed in pain.
No masks.
I’m wide awake now.
Even Drew’s arms can’t help me to settle. I blink. I blink again. The images from my dream won’t leave.
Maybe they’re not dreams.
Maybe they’re predictions.
Drew couldn’t protect me four years ago.
He wants to protect me now.
I’m not the same Lindsay.
And he’s not the same Drew.
His breath settles, tickling the back of my neck with a steady hush that makes me want to live in his arms forever.
But I can’t.
I have demons trying to slay me.
And the only way to kill a demon is to face it head-on and slay it first.
As I carefully peel Drew’s arm off me, I roll out of the bed. He stirs.
I freeze.
One skill I learned at the island: how to be so quiet that you’re undetected. When people underestimate you, it’s incredibly easier.
Easier than it should be.
I wait until Drew’s breathing goes back to the long, slow, deep breaths of childlike slumber. I watch him, the ache inside me too much to bear. His gentle, slow intimacy last night filled a cup inside me that had been empty for far, far too long. Parts of me that were parched are now quenched. Pieces of Lindsay that were shattered are now reassembled.
He healed me, kiss by kiss, caress by caress, and that is just the beginning.
As I watch him, my face radiates with a smile that traverses years. I follow his breath and watch his face, his muscles relaxed, the corners of his mouth turned up just enough. He is gorgeous. He is sublime.
He is mine.
Again.
My phone is on the bed. How did that get there? Maybe it fell out of my pocket while we wiggled out of my clothes. I reach for it, accidentally pushing the On button. The screen illuminates, a notification lighting up the night.
Come play with us, the text says.
And then a second one:
AGAIN
