I held Tessa in my arms as she continued crying, holding onto me so tightly. 

"Hush now, honey, it's fine now," I said to her, gently patting her hair. 

Hayden's men shot the bastard a couple of times just to make sure he was dead. I took Tess back into the house and to her room. 

She laid down on her bed, and I turned to leave, but she grabbed my hands. 

"Tess, honey, you should take a rest," I said to her. 

"I don't want to be alone," she whispered while holding onto my hand. 

I sat back on her bed, brushing the hair off her face. "I will...