I'm sitting in the darkroom tied up, I barely can move.

What is this? Why am I here?

Then someone turns on the lights.

I was shocked to see what was in front of me.

All of my friends and family standing not far from me,

but I can still see them all.

Their eyes looked strange and they were standing paralyzed.

Oh no!

They've been hypnotized by the siren.

The only question that remains is why I'm the only one who is sitting tied up.

Then someone familiar appears in the room.

"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. You should have given up your dreams and have chosen your destiny, My sweet little Alice!" Mortimer said.

"You don't even know what my dreams are!" I angrily shouted as Mortimer chuckled.

He gently grabbed my chin and gently stroked my cheek with his finger.

I looked at him and his eyes showed pure insanity.

"True, but it doesn't mean I can kill off everyone whom you might run to ."

He kissed my lips. The kiss was so bittersweet.

Then he shuts my mouth with the duct tape, so I wouldn't interrupt him.

Then he puts earmuffs on my ears, so I could only watch them die.

I begged Mortimer to stop, but my words came out as a muffled cry.

But it was too late.

He's already starting singing his deadly song.

I see how everyone grabs a knife from somewhere and stabs each other

until someone's vital part is damaged

.

When this horrible song ended.

Mortimer removed my earmuffs from my ears and wiped tears off my face.

"Now you have nowhere to run!"

And then I wake up from this nightmare. For the last few weeks, I've been having those nightmares and for some reason, I don't cry or move when I'm having those nightmares, because if I moved or cried in my sleep Mortimer would notice. But He doesn't notice it, but he can notice my dark circles and I have to cover them with makeup. So I wouldn't have to tell him that nightmares are about him.

Those constant nightmares annoy me, even I should have fear. But waking up early at three am every night makes me more annoyed than afraid. I don't know if those nightmares have any effect on me, but I know it makes me more aware of Mortimer.

Right now I'm staring at Mortimer listening to his breathing. While I'm cuddling with him I'm still in the cuddle position since I woke up from a nightmare. I can't move since his arms hold my body.

Mortimer is a mystery to me. He has a loving and romantic side, but also he is observant, can be assertive and bold. But now I'm afraid of his unknown dark side.

No matter how I try to avoid him and his affections towards me, it seems impossible. No matter how much I try to think that our kiss is meaningless, it seems impossible to do so. With each kiss, he makes me breathless and I melt in his arms. And he clearly won't give up doing so until I accept him. And I won't give up on trying to avoid him.

But the problem is we are both stubborn to give up. He uses a new approach that takes time not long for me to recognize that this is part of his plan. When I recognize it, I learn how to avoid it and then if Mortimer sees that his new approach doesn't work on me anymore he uses another one. And this will continue until one of us will give up.

I decided to try going back to sleep and hope that I won't have nightmares. I need to have a good sleep. I don't want to be sleepy during the day. I closed my eyes and I hope that I will be welcomed into dreamland.

I haven't slept enough as Mortimer tried to wake me up. I instantly growled at him, refusing to wake up. I don't usually growl when someone is trying to wake me up, well only this time when Jake always wanted to wake me up at six in the morning for training.

"Oh come on, I can't let you be hungry during the day so please wake up!." Mortimer said in frustration. It's really hard to wake me up.

"Well, I'm not hungry!" I stubbornly said and hugged my pillow tighter.

"Breakfast is a really important meal of the day, therefore you need to wake up ." Mortimer tried to reason.

"Right now it doesn't sound important to me," I said as Mortimer sighed. As I noticed while living with Mortimer, He doesn't allow me to change my sleep pattern nor he doesn't allow me to miss a meal. But sometimes I can get away with not eating lunch with him. Mortimer doesn't say anything until he finds another way to wake me up. But it didn't take him long to find one as he has a devious smile on his face.

"Well, Alice, you have three seconds to wake up or else ." He said with a devious voice.

"I'm not falling for it," I said but Mortimer is still waiting for the third so that his finger lunges at my side so he can tickle me. I quickly jerked when he started tickling me. I tried to escape his tickles but to no avail.

"Okay, fine I give up!" I tried to breathe and he stopped.

"Need help walking?" Mortimer teased as I glared at him.

"No, thank you!" I said. Then he left so I could get ready for the day. I mentally sighed because I'm sleepy and I want to go back to sleep. But I can't since I have already woken up. I did the usual morning routine, brushed my hair and teeth, etc. I looked at the mirror and frowned. I still have dark circles so I was covered with concealer. I decided to wear something that would be comfortable to sleep in and I found a shirt that I swore to never wear.

~Flashback~

"No Mortimer, I'm never gonna wear this !" I said. We are at the shopping center arguing over a shirt. The shirt is modest, cute, and looks very comfortable but the only flaw is that style is too girly for me. But Mortimer thinks it would look cute on me.

"Why not? I think you should at least try it on" Mortimer said.

"It's just not my style," I said. I like casual comfortable clothing and I only wear gowns that are considered 'girly' for me on the balls that I have to attend.

"Well it doesn't mean I can't get it for you," Mortimer said as he went to buy this shirt for me. Well, that is a waste of money.

~Flashback over~

I sighed, well I guess this will have to do it since it's the only clean and comfortable shirt I have. I went downstairs only to see that I was first in the kitchen so it means Mortimer is in the office and Elizabeth is always making breakfast. Then I feel Mortimer is wrapping around my waist.

"I knew that it would be good on you," Mortimer whispered as he kissed my temple. Then went to sit in the seat next to me leaving me blushing.

This time Elizabeth made waffles for me so I can have a change of food. I thanked her since Mortimer only eats meat (He can also eat eggs and drink milk). I don't have a variety of food. It's either cereal or bacon with eggs. So I'm happy that she spent time making waffles and I happily ate breakfast.

After finishing eating breakfast, I decided to go to the town. Since I know Mortimer will probably be busy. I breathed in the fresh air and followed the path to the town. Maybe I should buy a strawberry cupcake again? When I entered the town I decided that I should head to the bakery. I ordered some cupcakes and coffee so I could enjoy the taste of the cupcakes a bit more.

" Well, Alice, I guess this is your favorite place in town! " Selena said as she knew that she could find me now here. I nodded. Then Leila entered the bakery and sat next to us. She greeted Selena and me.

"So Selena I've heard Leon met Prince's soulmate, I just need details!" Leila said. Rumors do fly fast, but I wanna know if Leon revealed something to his soulmate.

"No use, I've tried to ask him about it in any way I can but he will only say that I'll never guess." She frowned. I guess Leon didn't reveal me to her. Well, then I can still play the new girl part then.

"Could he be lying?" Leila asked. I guess she is still skeptical about it. Or she is just hoping she will have no competition.

"Well he did ask Prince about the woman she met and Prince didn't deny it," Selena explained. Mortimer doesn't hide the fact that he has a soulmate yet he hasn't introduced me to the residents of this island for some reason.

"So anyway, Alice, how is your day?"Selena asked.

"Well, not so good since for the last few weeks I keep having constant nightmares," I said honestly.

"I know that in the outskirts of town lives a witch that can help you!" I instantly raised my head.

That could be my solution to the nightmares. I asked Selena about how I can find her. After I ate my cupcakes I went to the other side of town in hopes that I can cure my nightmares.

It took me about an hour to get there. I guess I'll be missing lunch. After going through the fields I remember that Leon told this where usually avians live. The field is really big and has different types of flowers. I also heard this is where little avians learn how to fly. The place is also windy so it can help avians to fly.

So I walked until I found a house that Selena described to me. I knocked on the door until the door was opened by the woman she was in her forties.

"Come in, I have been waiting for you!" She said, Well, that's creepy.

"Um, My name is Alice. I've heard that you can help me to get rid of my nightmares," I asked her.

"Yes I know who you are and why you are. But your case is more special !" She said and I looked at her with a confused expression.

"Some people have nightmares because they have a fear. But your nightmares aren't caused by fear. It's caused by someone who knows how to control magic. " I was shocked when I heard the truth. Why would someone do this to me and what do they want from me?

"I don't know why they are doing this to you but I know that her/his magic is weaker than mine, maybe it's half blood and I know that I can help you" She explained. The next thing she did she instructed me to relax as she was casting spells on so I can be protected from nightmares. When she finished the spell I felt a sudden relief since I won't have those kinda nightmares anymore.

I gave her fifty euros for her help because I've heard if you won't pay a witch with money then you have to pay with your soul. It's a rumor but why do I want to risk losing my soul?

So I happily returned home and I suspected there was no one home so I went to the library to finish the book that I started reading. After a few pages, I wanted to sleep since I can sleep without having nightmares so I decided to have a nap.

After a few hours of a good nap and no nightmares, I felt someone is caressing my cheek. Well, it's not hard to guess that Mortimer is the one who is admiring my sleeping form. Then he started playing with my hair.

"Nimium mihi maxima dimittere.Vestra enim solum volo. Gaudeo me futurum apud vos,sed nescio si laetus es mecum futurus es.Si forte custodiam te usque in sempiternum?" I didn't understand what he was saying but in the last part, he said amusingly for some reason. A small part of me hoped that Mortimer would start speaking in Latin. After a few minutes of silence and a few minutes of Mortimer playing with my hair he sighed.

"What should I do with you?" Although it was a rhetorical question, I still decided to answer it.

"Maybe carry me to the bedroom?" I sleepily answered. Mortimer chuckled but he didn't carry me to the bedroom as I asked him to.

"I see that you are in a more calm mood than before," Mortimer said. Yeah, after a good nap I'm in a better mood than before.

"Yeah, If only after I have a good nap. What time is it? " I yawned.

"Almost dinner time," Mortimer said.

We both went to eat dinner. After we ate dinner we decided to watch a movie since it would not be easy to go back to sleep.