MY CRUEL PROTECTOR
"Gianna..."
A hand moved beneath a pile of silver-alloy plating. Nevan emerged, his tactical leathers torn to ribbons, his chest heaving. He looked like a man who had been dragged through a furnace. His claymore was a jagged stump of metal, the silver runes burned black. But his eyes—those stubborn, grey eyes—were as sharp as ever.
He crawled to me, his fingers locking onto mine with a grip that was entirely, beautifully human.
"Leo," I gasped, the panic finally clawing at my throat.