She grew closer. I could tell the moment she noticed me; her neck turned and she froze, like a deer caught in the sights of a predator. And then, she was running. To me. “Leo!” she gasped, her face sallow, eyes wild, before she slammed into me. I instantly brought a hand to cup the nape of her neck, my other holding her steady at her back. Her breaths were uneven and shaking against me, her nose nuzzling into my shoulder as I gripped her tighter. “I’ve got you. You’re safe now,” I murmured into her hair. Her choked sobs wrapped around my heart the way my fingers wrapped around the strands of
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