"I-I thought he killed y-you."
She hid her face in his bare chest. She felt his warm body.
How could a man's body still be so warm after coming from such a cold weather like this?
She hugged him tightly. He did not hug her back but she did not care.
She was so scared that the beast would slay Everett.
After a while, she felt a pair of arms wrapped around her back. He hugged her back.
She felt like she was in the safest place in the world.
Since he came back, she was not afraid of anything now. With him, she felt safe.
She kept sobbing. Her...