#Chapter 265 – Shout in the Night

My eyes fly open in the real world and I’m instantly in action, as is Jackson – because the shouts here? God, they’re even louder and more panicked than those we heard dreaming. I leap out of bed, ripping the curtain open, already starting across the room when I stumble over my own feet, my jaw dropping open when I see the sight before me. Rafe – already across the room – staring helplessly at Jesse’s bedside as our cousin sits up in bed, his arms held out in front of him, shouting in his panic as shadows writhe all around him – moving in circles around his arms like snakes, encircling his waist, his torso – Even wrapping around his neck – “Holy shit,” Jackson whispers behind me, but then he barrels past me over to Jesse’s bed, reaching for him. I follow, urging my feet faster, running to Rafe’s side as Jackson leaps onto the bed, skidding to a stop in front of Jesse and reaching for him, but not touching him – not yet. “Jesse!” Jackson shouts, “stop screaming!” Jes