C31 Confessions in Bare Skin

BELLE

He leaned back. “What?”

“It seemed like you were having a bad dream. You were growling and almost squeezed me to death,” I said.

He sighed. “I was dreaming about your stepfather. He was hitting you and I couldn’t get to you.”

“Oh,” I said. I loved how protective he was of me. “But I’m okay now. You saved me.”

He ran his hand over the bruise on my cheek. “I’ll always save you