Roxanne couldn't stop crying.

Relief, disbelief, overwhelming gratitude , it all crashed down on her at once as she clung to Ciel.

She kept murmuring thank you against his chest, her voice trembling and raw with emotion.

"Thank you, thank you, Ciel..." she sobbed.

"You came for me and you saved me"

Ciel stroked her hair gently, his steady hand a stark contrast to the shaking in her body.

His heart ached for everything she had endured in his absence, the fear, the humiliation, the loneliness.

He tightened his arms around her, as if he could shield her from the entire world.

"You don’t have to thank me," he murmured,...