CONFLICT

ANDREA

I woke up with a start. I jerked violently on the bed as I tried to gather my bearings.

For a few moments, it reeked of that room, where Luke had kept me, it reeked of him and I could almost see his sinister blue eyes looking down at me, getting excited over the pain he inflicted.

In a few seconds though, the haze cleared and I relaxed, realizing I was in my bedroom in the cabin. Safe.

Right next to me was Cole.

He was on the bed with me, his small fingers holding on to mine as he slept peacefully.

I heaved a sigh of relief and my lips curled up as I watched my son sleep.

Home.

I gently pulled my fingers out if his grasp and caressed his hair gently as I watched his little chest rise and fall.

We were safe.

We were home.

I looked around the room, feeling a it disappointed when I saw we were both alone.

Aspen must be busy.

I inhaled deeply once more, checking the state of my body. I seemed to be healing at a rather rapid pace but not fast enough, it stil