Emotion swelled in my throat at his words, at his promise of justice. This was the kind of man this planet needed to be filled with. Unfortunately, a man like this was a rare breed. He was a protector, that was clear, but there was a softness within him. Someone in the world got to see that softness. That someone wasn’t me. It would never be me. I wasn’t worthy of softness, period.
My heart breaking for this heroine
