“Nobody will ever hurt you again, nobody will come close,” I promised, stroking his tiny head then his cheek, wondering if anyone had ever shown him love so far. My heart broke and at the same time something fiercer, darker rose in my chest. Nino kissed the side of my head. “I told you the same shortly after we married.” “I know, and you kept your promise ever since. Will you protect our son like you protect me?” “I’d lay my life down for you and him.”
