Elena's POV:

I knew I wasn't hearing things. The name, the voice...they were both familiar. My hands trembled as I walked down the stairs, hoping my nightmares weren't going to become a reality. All the years of my life hidden away from people like him and now he wants to reappear in my life. Or was I just hallucinating? It wasn't true was it? I walked down to the refrigerator and opened it to get a bottle of water but someone from behind me closed it causing me to jump with a yelp.

His hand gripped my waist and turned me towards his direction so I was facing him. My...