I squeezed my eyes shut, my fingers clenching the coarse fabric of his tunic. Breck shifted one arm to curve around my back, keeping the other braced on the stone. “I won’t let anything hurt you.” “I know.” I felt the truth of the statement deep in my core. For all our bickering, Breck wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice himself if it meant keeping me safe. Please, Holy One, don’t let it come to that. I dipped my head until it rested on his shoulder.
