***CONTENT WARNING!!!*** THE FOLLOWING CHAPTER HAS DESCRIPTIONS OF EMOTIONAL ABUSE, EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, MURDER, DEATH, AND A LOT OF INTENSE EMOTIONAL PAIN. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” I bite my lower lip to keep it from quivering. His eyes hold unshed tears as he shakes his head.
“I’m so sorry, Milly. What you have been through… You should have never been forced to go through it.” He takes a deep breath and shakes his head slowly. “Can I hug you?”
I am taken back by his sudden question. Can he hug me? Do I want him to hug me? I slowly nod my head. “Yeah… You can hug me.”
He pulls me into his lap and holds me close to his chest. I feel the warmth of his body as the sparks start to fly on my skin. What is going on? What is happening? I feel mysel
