Wolf Dream by M.R. Polish Page A

look behind us. “You witch! You ever put me to sleep again and I will find ways to kill you over and over.”
    Julie’s mouth went wide but I gave her my best ‘don’t talk or I’ll make it happen’ look. She must have believed me because she never listened to me without an argument before.
    “ Whoa, Es, that’s my girl.” Ian had a smirky smile plastered on his face as I slipped back down to my seat. He leaned over closer. “So really, what’s wrong?”
    I couldn’t look at him without crying again. It was so hard to know that the past months I really had been sleeping with Nicholas in my head. There was no way I could sleep again. I let the tears come, not caring what Ian or anyone else thought. They weren’t there. They had no clue what it was like to have the world’s enemy breaking and entering their dreams.
    Ian pulled me close and listened as I tried to explain everything through my tears. He looked back at Julie and Jarak. “She’s right, you put her to sleep again and I’ll kill you myself before she has the chance.”

    I rounded the airport restroom entrance with caution, stopping before making it all the way in. Ailaina held my hand tightly. “It’s okay. I won’t go anywhere. I promise, you’re awake. Meadow’s not in there.”
    My mouth went dry. “I know, it’s just crazy.”
    Lauren stepped past us. “Okay, well, I have to pee so you two just stand there but I gotta go.”
    I felt out for Luna for about the hundredth time since waking up. “Luna?”
    “I’m still here. Don’t worry, everything is alright.” She was using her soft tone, probably trying to calm my nerves, but it wasn’t working a whole lot.
    I snickered a little , even though I knew Luna wouldn’t lie to me. I nodded to Ailaina and followed her into the restroom. It wasn’t the same as the dream and that alone made me breathe better. It was enough that I relaxed, but only a tiny bit.
    I grasped Ailaina’s hand tighter when she went to pull away. I didn’t want to be alone.
    “Es, honey, you’re gonna have to let go. There’s not room for both of us in the stall.”
    I looked at her, the stall door, then back at her. “Yeah, I guess you’re right.” I let go of her hand only to twist my hands together.
    A stall door flung open, hitting the wall and making me jump and turn around fast to see Lauren coming out of it, slinging her carry-on bag over her shoulder. She smiled at me. “Sorry, I wasn’t trying to scare you.”
    I waved her off. “It’s okay, I’m just a little jumpy. That dream just really creeped me out.”
    She walked over to the sink. “I bet, that would scare the crap out of me too. So what are you gonna do?”
    I shrugged. I hadn’t thought about that. What was I gonna do? Was there anything I could do? “I don’t know.”
    Ailaina came up behind me a minute later. “You doing okay?”
    “Yeah, I’m relaxing a little more.”
    Lauren linked arms with both of us. “Let’s go find the guys and get going before we’re late for our next flight.”
    We didn’t have to look hard. Ian was basically inside the restroom entrance he was so close, and Jarak and Julie weren’t too far from him. Although, I could see the disdain all over Julie’s face. I honestly had no clue why she hated me so much. After all, I brought h er back from the dead. She should be more grateful. My shoulders slumped a little more.
    Ian pushed through Lauren and wrapped his arm around me. Ailaina gave me a smile and moved away with Lauren. We ate lunch at some little café but I only nibbled on my sandwich, not caring to really eat.
    Ian pulled his ticket out and read over it before placing it back in his pocket. “So, Princess, you ready? They’re about ready to board. Our gate is just right over there.” Ian nodded to the closest gate to where we were at.
    I took a deep breath. “I guess I don’t have a choice.”
    “You have a choice,” Julie muttered under her breath. I bit my tongue from saying