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"Stop! Stop!” Sophia hugged her knees and covered her ears tighter with her palms. “Stop!"

Immediately, the door busted open and Chase rushed in with Lucas behind him.

He sat beside her on the bed and wrapped his arms around her shoulders, pulling him closer to her.” Gattina,"

{"Kitten"}

"You're a betrayer,"

"You're a bitch,"

"Come to us,"

Her shoulders shook violently and she didn't raise her head up. “No! No! Go away,"

Chase pulled her onto his lap and hugged her protectively. "Shhh. It’s okay. I’m here. It’s just a nightmare,"

"Let them go," Sophia cried. “Make them stop. Make the voices stop. I don't want to hear...