Broken by One, Desired by All
about the way they’d treated him, the way they’d hurt him, the way they’d made him feel like he didn’t deserve to be here.
A snarl tore from my throat, the sound raw, feral. No one would ever hurt him again. Not while I was alive. Not while I could breathe.
I stood, my body trembling with the weight of my vow, my gaze locked on the dark water. "As long as I’m alive," I whispered, my voice a promise, a swear, a bond stronger than any magic. "No one will ever hurt you again, mate."