The Dream Taker

I don’t know why I can see the other people, when no one else can. They’ve always been there, flitting between trees, tucked into shadows. I thought they were harmless. But now one of them has crept into my dreams, creating nightmares, stealing sleep, and the only thing standing against it is the fey boy who comes to guard me, night after night.

I don’t know why he does it. I don’t know what he wants. But I know that keeping the monster from me is taking a toll on him. And if I don’t do something to stop it, I won’t only lose the safety he offers me. I’ll lose him.