Chapter 574: Nightmares

Autumn stared at Gabe as he played with Arabelle, helping her tie up her hair and sighed. Who would have thought that the man who was always so calm and smiling would be in so much pain. He seemed unaware of what had transpired last night and she was thankful for that... maybe. She didn't think he would want her to know his pain or his weakness. However, this made her heart ache even more...

She'd woken up due to pain. With a frown of fear, as old memories threatened, her eyes snapped open and she realized that this was different. The only pain she had was centred on her hand. As she looked down, she realized that Gabe's hand had inadverently tightened its hold on her. He was holding her as if afraid that she would be gone.

She tried to disentangle her hand from him, but his grip tightened further, as he called out an anguished," No..."