“Shhh, Ronan,” I whisper. “It’s okay. Just look at me. Only me.” To everyone’s surprise, my words seem to soothe him. So I keep repeating them, stroking his face beneath my fingers. He never takes his eyes off me. “Do you trust me?” I ask him. He nods. “Okay, good,” I whisper. “Because I would never let anyone hurt you. Do you know that?”
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