Chapter Eleven - Cade

The old man gave the girl a job. She could have gotten a job anywhere and it just had to be at Dan’s. Like I need anymore temptation. 

I roll the sleeves of my shirt to my elbows and tuck the hem deep into my pants. The sound of her blow dryer is loud from the next room over, but not as loud as her screams from last night.

I didn’t know what was going on, but before I could rush to her room to see if someone had broken in, I realized it was a nightmare.

Just to be sure, I looked through the slit in her door. She thrased around in her sheets, swinging her arms wildly like someone chased her. My fingers wrapped around the knob, and I thought about going inside, but I wasn't sure how she'd react to having someone wake her. A few seconds later, she sat up in her bed, rubbing her eyes and wiping away stray tears. 

My heart thumped at the sight of her so vunerable. It wasn't that she didn't wear her feelings on her sleeves already, but th