Armed to Protect

***Rafael***

“I told you not to leave the room,” I said softly, once we were now in our bedroom, holding her shoulders. “What if something dangerous was happening down here?”

“You were taking too long,” she replied. She still looked exhausted from all the crying from earlier and it made me sick with worry. “Who was that man and that little girl they just took away?”

“We found him,” I blurted, her