Chapter 8

Caroline’s POV

What I thought when I realized my life was going to be tough. With all that had transpired, I had given up hope that my sleep would ever return to normal. I never imagined the day would come when I wouldn’t need sleeping dr*gs to have a good night’s sleep. I was no longer visited by the hands that had been holding me at the time of the tragedy. Aunt Jes and Mary could help me, but it was Andrius who truly comforted me.

He would stand by me every night when I couldn’t sleep, saying that no one could hurt me. Every day, he reminds me I am not alone. I’m used to him caressing my hair. Until I realized I was getting back to normal. In my dream, the vision of my parents pleading for help has vanished. However...

“Ahhh... S-slower Andrius... Hmm,” the voice moaned. Every midnight, I heard the groans of the ladies he brought here. He assumed I was sleeping off and couldn’t hear them.

I put the white headset he had given me to my ear. That’s what I ass