Perfectly Broken

~RAFAEL POV~

"I'm here," she whispers against my chest.

Her voice is soft. Defeated. It is the sound of a wild thing that has finally realized the cage is stronger than its claws.

I hold her there, my chin resting on the top of her head. She smells of vanilla and sandalwood...the shampoo I bought for her. She feels warm, her body molding against mine through the thin silk of the nightgown. It is a