Chapter 329

Click! The crisp, familiar sound of a light switch being flipped echoed in the night. Before the light was turned off, she felt as though she was suffocating from the familiar sight, but she realized that her panic worsened when the light was off. Tyler did not notice her reaction and went to bed before pulling her into his arms. She jolted and started to struggle. Tyler, who did not expect her to react this way, was shoved away. "What's wrong?" his emotionless voice echoed in the air. She tried to comb through her thoughts and said, "I'm sorry, but I'm…a bit afraid of the dark." It was hardly a good excuse as a companion should ease one's fear of the darkness. Tyler stayed quiet for a while, and she took the opportunity to regain her composure. "Tyler, I—" Before Vicky could explain what had happened, he interrupted her and said, "I'm sorry, Vicky." She froze, baffled as to why he would apologize when it was all her fault. His voice echoed in the dark. "I didn't believe yo