Chapter Sixty Three
My feet carried us to a small park a few blocks away, where the noise of the city faded to a distant hum. The moment we stopped, everything inside me shattered.
The sobs came like a dam bursting, violent and raw. My knees buckled and I collapsed onto a bench, my whole body convulsing with grief I'd kept locked away for these.
Kieran didn't say anything. He just sat beside me and pulled me against his chest, his arms wrapping around me so tightly I could feel his heartbeat against my cheek. One hand cradled the back of my head while the other rubbed slow circles on my back.
"It's okay," he whispered into my hair, his voice softer than I'd heard it in years. "I've got you. You're safe."
