Chapter 415

Demetri’s POV

“He’s stopped talking but what I see isn’t stopping. He’s whining that he’s sorry. That this is the reason he doesn’t share his memories, our memories with me.”

His entire body shakes as his panic and fear rises.

“Noooo!!!”

He yells as he leaves his seat. The hallucination is strong enough that he attempts to run from whatever happened in his past.

“What’s happening? What do you see, Cole?”

I speak firmly without anger in the hopes of reaching him as I stop his ability to run.

“Help me!!!!”

He screams as he fights my hold. It only takes a few minutes before he relents and collapses into me. I hold him gently as he whimpers.

“What’s going on, Cole?” I ask as I rub his head.

“It hurts. I don’t want this.” He whispers after a long pause.

“It’s hard to remember what happened but it’s also important. I don’t normally encourage this but I need to know what’s happening.” I explain as I continue