Trigger warning: This chapter mentions rape (18+)
Alex pulled a switch blade from his pocket and flicked it open. I gasped at the look of the blade with myself shaking in the bed with uncontrolled dread not knowing where the stranger was. Alex cut my wrists loose. I did not realize that I was both trembling and crying in uncontrolled waves of emotions. He leaned against the bed and pulled me against his bare chest holding my back tightly against his body. The warmth of his body quieted me. He then pulled the sheets with a single swift movement and wrapped the comforter of my bed around me. All I could do was grip him with one hand and the cover with the other tight around my neck. After moments my tears were finally shed and I could breathe steady once more. I wanted to pull away from his
