When they arrived, Alistair lead her and Hansel to a spot nearest to the door. And her focus was instantly destined toward her grandmother in one of the seat by the round table.
“I don’t recognize anyone other than the family and its men.”
( @wnghnjn )
(…) like a leisure afternoon walk which should end with a glass of tequila and a beautiful sunset at the beach. But instead, two Fernandez men were walking behind her, the other in front and Hansel on her side perhaps with a head full of contingency plans.
as the stakes were depending on him.
"Remember that I will be right there with you," he commanded softly, catching @nirwananya 's gaze with unwavering certainty. "You focus entirely on your grandmother. Leave the rest of the room to me. Shall we?"
His dark eyes shifted from the plastic toy to the intense frustration etched on her face. The urge to dismiss the triviality was strong, but the fragile alliance with her grandmother kept his usual ruthlessness firmly leashed.
He reached out,
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