“Remember when I said I’d protect you? Do you not believe in those words?”

‘Alicia… I’ll be here for you, always. You’ll never leave my mind, you’ll always be there; mentally if not physically. I took you for granted… I didn’t know it then, but you are the sky and the clouds, the gentle river and the birds that sing… I don’t need your love. It’s not something I deserve. I don’t need you to love me. Just… let me protect you, let me give you all of me…’

Ivan looked at her. That eyes of hers, it had stolen his heart. His heart beat hard and slow and the...