Dangerous Love

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Scared

Song of the Chapter: Paralyzed by Against The Current

*Evie's POV*

"What are you afraid of?" He asks me, leaning in.

"You." I whisper. And with that, he digs his fangs into my neck, and everything goes black, the only thing left, are my screams.

I wake up screaming and crying and clutching my neck. But there's nothing wrong with it. Harry comes rushing in, and sits next to me on my bed. He rests his hand on my back.

"What's wrong?" I shake with every sob.

"My neck!" I wail. He examines it.

"Looks pretty good to me." I shake my head.

"Please stay away from me! Don't hurt me again!" He looks confused.

"Babe, I didn't hurt you." I burrie my face in my knees. But he moves my head so that it's in his chest. He strokes my hair. "It was just a nightmare." He whispers. Back at home, I never used to get comfort when I had bad dreams. I always would try to act tough and shrug it off, so no one would worry. Here, for some reason, getting comfort felt good.

"I wanna go home." I whisper.
"Are you gonna be ok alone?" He ignores what I say. I start to shake again at the thought of being alone. "Would you like me to stay with you until you fall asleep again?" I think about this for a moment. Then finally nod my head. He smiles and starts to play with my hair as I close my eyes.

"Don't hurt me." I plead.

"I won't." He whispers. Then I drift off into a deep sleep.

~***~

When I wake up, Harry is gone and it's morning. There's a soft knock at the door.

"Evie?" I gulp. "Are you awake?" I don't say anything. Instead, I close my eyes and roll over, pretending to be asleep.

The door slowly opens. Footsteps come towards me. I start to shake again.

"I know you're awake." He says. "Come with me, I made you breakfast downstairs." I slowly open my eyes. He smiles and sits on the edge of the bed.

"W-Why are you being nice to m-me?" I whisper. His smile fades, and fear wells up inside of me.

"Because I think we need each other. I can't tell you the rest yet. You're not ready for it yet. You need to get to know me first, or you'll freak out." My eyes widen. "Hey, don't be scared." He helps me into a sitting position.

"Hungry or not, you need to eat, ok?" I slowly nod my head. He smiles. "Good. Now let's go."

We walk downstairs, and Harry sets a plate down on the table in front of me, as I sit down in a chair.

"Eat." He says. He gets a plate of food for himself, and sits down next to me. I gulp and scoot away. He sighs.

"Why are you afraid of me?" He takes my hand.