Chapter 43 The Promise Between Them

• When their lips finally parted, Nina kept her forehead pressed to his, her tears wetting his cheek. Her breath came in shaky bursts, but she didn’t let him go, not even for a second.
• “I thought I lost you,” she whispered, her voice breaking. “All night I kept hearing them shout, hearing you groan… I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t…”
• Darren closed his eyes, letting the words pierce deep. His thumb brushed away the tears on her face, though more kept coming.