A Stolen Fate
A child who will grow up knowing their father never loved their mother?
A sudden blast of a car horn jerks me from my thoughts. I flinch violently, and my body reacts before my mind can catch up. My heel catches on an uneven stone, and I feel myself pitching forward. The world tilts, and I throw my hands out instinctively, but it's too late. I'm falling.
I brace for impact, but it never comes. Instead, strong arms catch me, pulling me back from disaster. For one wild, foolish moment, I think it's Miles, but the scent is all wrong; cedar and night air instead of Miles' sandalwood and spice.