Chapter 396

The man acted swiftly and caught Vicky before she slammed onto the ground. "What's wrong? Were you having a nightmare?" Tyler asked, his handsome features faint under the moonlight. Vicky would have felt safe when she saw him at any other time, but fear had taken over her at this moment, and she hysterically tried to get away from him. "Let me go! Don't touch me... Go away! Go away!" She was feverish and completely out of control, which she had not been except for the first week since she returned home from Forever Night. "Vicky." Tyler stared into her eyes. "It's me." Vicky's eyes remained dazed and unfocused as she struggled to distinguish dream and reality. She continued to fight his embrace and screamed, "Let me go! Let me go right n—mmph!" Tyler lowered his head and captured her lips. Unlike his usual forceful ways, his kiss was gentle and consoling at the moment. Tyler was never a gentle and caring man, but when he acted that way, there was not a woman on earth who could