Her hand is still just below his sternum, still in the space that took his life.
Her desire to protect her pack is a given. But with this pack it's unique. Her ferocity over Connor is very different from what she feels about Sweeney here, now. With Connor it had been righteous anger at men who treated him as disposable.
Sweeney, though. The risk for him is her, and she doesn't know how to protect him from herself, but she's trying.
"I want you to be safe with me," she whispers back, too close to him right now to dare speaking any louder.
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Date: 2021-12-24 03:58 am (UTC)Her desire to protect her pack is a given. But with this pack it's unique. Her ferocity over Connor is very different from what she feels about Sweeney here, now. With Connor it had been righteous anger at men who treated him as disposable.
Sweeney, though. The risk for him is her, and she doesn't know how to protect him from herself, but she's trying.
"I want you to be safe with me," she whispers back, too close to him right now to dare speaking any louder.