A Taste of Sweetness

Hazel continued then, saying, "I couldn't protect myself when I was a child, but that's not the case now that I'm older."

She was assuring Clayton that she could protect herself even though she had no idea why she had to.

Still, she probably thought that he was genuinely worried about her, and there were just a handful of people in this world who were.

"Does it hurt?" Clayton suddenly asked, stud