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Terror ripped throughthe familiarity and safety of my bedroom, and this wasn’t it It was hot, almost unbearable Sweat soaked my skin, but I shivered Disoriented, I stumbled out of bed

I tripped overh the pain had stopped I’d been training hard to work on race, and I hated when ht flicked on in the roohtness to see who turned it on Peter stood in the doorearing only ripped jeans, and he stared down at me

I finally remembered where I was, but I still couldn’t shake the panic My heart pounded like crazy, and that’s what su on the floor?" Peter asked

"I tripped"

"Are you okay?" He walked over to me and bent down so he could help me up

I took his hand, and when he pulledall over his chest and his arht have taken the tieous Peter looked Every tiet less attractive

"What’s going on?" His voice had taken on a protective edge that I was unaccustoentler side, but it still surprised me

"I don’t know" I shook my head

"Alice, you’re terrified" He heard the panicked racing of my heart and no matter what I did, I couldn’t slow it "What happened?"

I bit my lip and pushed ht eed cal, but I couldn’t explain what freaked me out so much

"It was like a bad drea"

"What kind of feeling?" Peter asked

"Just fear, this really intense fear"

"You were just sleeping, and then you were afraid?" He dropped his hand fro with it?"