ADRIANNA’S POV

I jolted out of bed like a person woken with ice cold water. Fear gripped me like a vice. My heart thumped as if to burst from my chest, and goosebumps broke out from my skin. Beads of perspiration effortlessly ran down my body.

I palmed my chest in an attempt to slow the thumping, breathing out in relief when I realized it was just a dream. But it felt so vivid that I could have sworn it was real.

Letting my fingers brush against my neck where he had grabbed me, I could still feel the crushing weight of his grip there and his maniacal laugh reduced...