Weaponized Love

Clara stared up at his raised hand, unflinching. It wasn't the first time he'd hit her, so she just figured it was another bite from their rabid dog of a marriage. The wind whooshed past her ear, but the expected sting never came. Declan froze, jaw clenched, a vein throbbing in his forehead like a trapped viper. He wanted to slap her, make her understand, but the sight of her pale, almost sickly s