"Please... No, no, baby, don't go—please don't go," his voice was trembling, terrified that his nightmares would take you away from him. His heart ached, urging him to embrace you, but he didn't dare to touch you after almost crushing your throat in his sleep. It was an accident, he didn't mean to hurt you, he never wanted to hurt you!

The way you scooted away from him, like you were afraid of him, broke his heart even more. The demons of his past were relentlessly destroying his life.