Silent Protector

ROWAN’S POV

Vance doesn’t try to stop them. He just holds me tighter, presses his lips to my hair, and lets me fall apart in his arms.

“You’re safe,” he murmurs against my temple. “You’re free. He can never touch you again.”

The words break something open inside me. Something that’s been locked away for so long I forgot it existed.

Hope.

I’m actually allowed to hope now.

“Rowan.”

A quiet voice int