MADELINE'S POV

The darkness crept in, swallowing the room whole. I saw the room closing in on me and felt suffocated. The shadow of a man danced on the wall with a glistening metal knife in hand, trudging towards me.

"Please, please..... Don't hurt me. I did nothing wrong to you, I am not the one you seek," I begged.

As he came closer, I saw the dangerous face and wicked smile of the man who held the metal knife. He lifted the glistening metal above his head aiming straight for my growing stomach.

Sweats filled my face as I struggled to wake up, but the nightmare held me captive...