Cold Resolve

"Don't be afraid. I'll bring you home. We'll never be apart again." Declan hugged her tightly and caressed her hair. He thought that she was scared out of her wits, so she lay in his arms obediently.

Thinking of the hardships she had suffered in the past few days, his heart ached as if it had been crushed by someone. He even hated himself for becoming so incompetent that he could not even protect