Be Brave for Me

Nadia

His hand came up slowly and pushed the hair back from my face. His fingers brushed my cheek, then my lips, tracing the outline of my mouth with a lightness that made me gasp before I could stop myself.

"You have nothing to be afraid of. I am right here with you."

"Somebody has to because you are being reckless" I said, my voice unsteady. "You just got stabbed."

Nobody had come to pay him a v