Chapter 18 Nightmare

Chapter 18 Nightmare
Selene 

I remained unmoving on the bed as I heard Dain walk away. I did not dare to open my eyes because I didn't know what Dain meant by 'he knew that I was faking to be faint'. He knew? I should have known that the bastard could hear my heartbeat. I might have kept my body still and my breath slow, but I was so nervous and that was why he could hear the heartbeats. 

Anyone in my shoes would jump up from the bed but his words were for me to rest and I did just that. I was beyond exhausted and what I needed was rest, so I went for it. I closed my eyes to sleep, managing to put my mind at ease and it worked. In no time, I fell asleep. 

I did not know how long I had slept, but I knew that I had had one of the best sleeps ever since I lost my village. I was comfortable and slept like a fucking baby. I kept tossing around the bed, moaning softly in my sleep as I grabbed the pillows, pulling them close to me. I really enjoyed my sleep and I began to dream about the time I spent with my family. 

Mom and Serena, my twin sister. I enjoyed the time I had with them and I secretly wished that I could see them again. Even if it was just once. The three of us, enjoying a family night together. No Julian. My body stiffened at the thought of Julian and a sweet dream quickly turned into a nightmare. 

It felt like I was dragged back to those moments. Those moments where he would try to force himself on me. He would try to rape me. I had a nightmare of him actually raping me. I cried and begged, but it was of no avail as he pushed his disgusting cock into me. I cried and begged, but he would hit me each time I cried, hissing for me to shut up. 

The nightmare was quick to turn into a reality. Before I knew it, I began to toss around the bed and it was not because I was enjoying my sleep so much. It was only because of the fact that I was being haunted by Julian. Soft whimpers escaped my lips and I actually began to cry in reality. 

“Please don’t!! Don’t touch me!! Please!!” I began to scream, turning more violently on the bed, begging Julian to release me. To let me go. To stop forcing himself on me. 

“Please don’t—“ I cried and I began to grab the bed sheet tights. I wanted to wake up, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t open my eyes. 

“Selene, Selene—“ Someone shook me violently and my eyes snapped open. I was soaked with sweat and my face was filled with tears and also red. At that moment, a lot was going on in my head, but someone had woken me up from that terrible nightmare and there was no Julian around me anymore. 

I did not think and I just held the person tight. I hugged the person and I began to cry. The room was dark and I knew it was nighttime. I slept that long. “I don’t like it when he touches me. He keeps haunting my dreams.” I sniffled. I hated Julian to the core. I despised him with everything in me. He’d fuck my mother every night and still get thoughts of fucking me. 

“Calm down.” The voice was soft and smooth and I still did not know who the person was yet. My brain had yet to register that. I just wanted to get every thought of Julian off my mind. 

“I can’t—he’s everywhere.” I cried. He kept haunting my dreams. And the bastard was still alive. It would have been so good if he were the only one who got massacred. How did he even escape 

“Who is everywhere?” I hugged the person tight, still crying. It was a male. 

“Him. He is everywhere. Ju..ju..” I could not finish speaking when I broke out in sobs. “I hate him so much. He tried to force himself on me a lot of times and now he keeps haunting my dreams.” I said and I felt the person holding me stiffen and there seemed to be a cold aura that began to emanate from him. Something dangerous. 

“Did he touch you and who is that?” I sniffled and it was then that it slowly began to dawn on me that I was in Dain’s room. A guard would never come into his room to wake me from my nightmare and then hug me in a soothing manner.

Nobody had the right to go into Dain’s room, except…. My eyes widened and I broke off from the hug, the room was dark but I could see enough to know that I had been hugging Dain. I jumped down from the bed in a panic stepping away from him. I was still scared but I got more terrified knowing that I was in my enemy’s arms for comfort and I almost called Julian’s name. 

“My….my lord….im sorry…I…” I stammered. It was when the cold air hit my skin that I realized that I was naked. “Oh my…I…I…” I took a deep breath, looking around for my clothes and I found them right in the exact spot where I had pulled them off. They were still lying on the ground. 

I ran towards where my clothes were and I was about to pick them up when Dain’s cold voice rang in my head. “Come back here, Selene.” My steps faltered and I slowly turned to face Dain who was sitting on the bed.

“I’m sorry for what happened.” I apologized, my voice coarse. “It was just an ordinary nightmare. I’m sorry if I bothered you.” I wanted to leave and go soak myself in a cold shower.