Chapter 146- Rafael! Put Me Down!
Marissa was still hiccupping in her sleep, and he couldn’t understand, why she was still scared of Valerie and his mom.
Or was it about that nightmare?
He needed to tell her that dreams meant nothing. We only dream what we have in our subconscious. It didn’t have to do anything with the reality.
He looked down when she shuddered in his arms. Tightening them around her, he lowered his face to her ear, "Nothing would happen, Marissa. You need to trust me this time. No one will hurt you ever."
He didn’t want to cry but wasn’t aware of how many wars he needed to fight to make her believe that the kids weren’t the only reason he was here.
He could fight the world and didn’t give a damn about Valerie. Even his business community could go against him, but he could fight them all. But for all those challenges she needed to be with him.
"P...please believe me...I’m ... not a home wrecker..." she cried in her sleep. Rafael frowned and pulled back to have a better look on her face.
"Marissa!" he didn’t want to wake her up, but if this was again a nightmare, he wouldn’t have any choice.
Thankfully she went back to sleep but he didn’t feel like sleeping anymore. That night, her nightmare had left him mentally disturbed, and he stayed awake with his mind racing with worry and his heart aching for her.
And now tonight she again seemed restless.
Before slipping into deep sleep, she took the names of Valerie and Nina. As if... as if she was scared of them.