It felt unreal. Everything that happened didn't matter because right there, at that moment I was safe and with him. The person who loved me.
His grip tightened around my body and I sighed, inhaling his scent. My eyes fluttered open and I stepped away, cheeks tinted red as his words still echoed in my head.
"Uh..." I nervously chewed on my lips, working up the courage to confess it to him. Before I could open my mouth there was shuffling from downstairs. I raised my eyebrows in his direction and then stared back at his aunty. She was still on the ground. Colour drained my face.
"Damon I'm sorry-"
"You did what you have to. Let me handle this" He assured me and walked past me. I wrapped my arms around myself, shifting on my feet as I noticed him bent down towards his aunty's body. He
