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His snowy eyes opened, locking onto Clara’s "You need to listen to your o"

Clara pursed her lips, colour dotting her cheeks "I don’t want to go You have stories I want to hear stories I want to hear about the bad e brown eyes welled with tears

A few times in the past, Clara used crocodile tears to wrap er I was iroaned and hung his head, clutching his skull in his hands I never thought I’d see such a violent threatening lass tears fro that turned rey

Her little arainst her tiny, breakable, oh so vulnerable chest

"No!" I rushed forward, but Clue jerked hten her It’s okay Ben’s here if anything goes wrong"

She didn’t knohat Fox was capable of She didn’t know!

I wriggled in Clue’s hold, tears springing to hter away Everywith discipline and strictness

Clara didn’t stand a chance at holding onto hie hand splayed on her stoth separated them

Her arms unravelled from around his head, and she stood ide hurt eyes "You don’t like to be hugged? I like to be hugged if I’ her eyes fro you It’ll s tre

Fox looked at her as if she was the only thing in the world His entire body tre hard intoisn’t the same for ain "So…how do you make yourself feel better?"

Fox’s eyes rose to latch onto led the rest of my emotions, and a small moan trailed fromore like soft snow than harsh blizzard when he looked back at Clara "She’s a You’re very lucky to have her"

Clara looked back at le escaped her

Ben laughed and ave out I had no choice but to sink to the floor and kneel just like Fox The two of us stared across the gravel; hter in the centre

His eyes shot silent proive you my word

Please…

I didn’t knohat the final plea was for, but I shuthim off I’d never known a man who could frustrate me, terrify me, and undo me all at once

My heart, bruised and torn thanks to Fox, shed the arainst hi twisted deep inside

I wouldn’t be able to help Fox

But hter who I would miss for the rest ofHe wanted pere for a few hours, and then I would whisk her away and lock her behind closed doors There was only so er I could handle

You hurt her, I’ll kill you

I’ll do it with no hesitation

But okay…

His large shoulders rolled inward and a faint smile kissed his lips "Klyanus’ moyey zhizni ya ne budu yey bol’"

Clue shifted beside lish?"

Fox shook his head, eyes flaring wide "Sorry I didn’t know I slipped I said, I swear on my life I will not hurt her" His ansas for Clue, but he never looked away from me His eyes resonated with truth I honestly believed he would kill himself before he let whatever en of worry evaporated; I nodded

Fox closed his eyes briefly, gloith thankfulness

Ben ca on, what do you mean you won’t hurt her?" His tone was sharp "Of course, you won’t Who the hell says soroup, causing my skin to prickle "It’s okay, Corkscrew I knohat he meant" Ben looked at me with concern on his face I nodded "It’s okay Truly"

Clara bounced in her dusty black shoes "I knohat hefor her declaration Fox seemed just as anxious as he repositioned his knees unco touched I think the bad s because bad men don’t like love They’re evil and cold, and I don’t like theht, aren’t I? You really do want h she was mean and yelled at you, but you don’t kno It’s easy, you know All you have to do is wrap your arms around her"