Chapter 171: His war

Dominic didn’t let go of her immediately. He held her against him until her frantic sobs softened to tremors, until her breathing wasn’t a sharp gasp with every inhale. Only then did he shift, sliding an arm beneath her legs.

She startled when he lifted her off the ground, clutching at his shirt like a lifeline.

“Easy, Spitfire,” he muttered, voice low and steady, yet carrying an edge of steel. “I