EDEN POV A few days passed by in a haze of uncertainty and questions;and in that time, I became a victim of the phantoms that haunted my subconscious. Whenever I laid my head on the pillow, I would be carried to the land beyond the earthly realm, a place where dreams and realities coexisted. I would wake up in the middle of the night covered in sweat, and tears, my throat aching from all the screaming. And during it all, not even once did Riftan ever leave my side. Whenever I woke up from a nightmare or whatever it was that haunted my soul, I would find myself cradled on his chest, his big, broad, and warm arms securing me with warmth and love I never knew. I would cry my eyes out before falling asleep in his embrace, then wake up in the morning to an empty bed. Sometimes he would even miss work, just so he could see me in the morning and tell me it was all okay, that I got this, and that he would be with me through it all. I didn’t question him. Not even once. Because so far
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