Violet
"I need to get up. I'm hurting."
Doom's arms immediately loosened around me.
I moved incredibly slowly, biting my lip to keep a whimper from escaping.
Doom climbed out of bed.
He came around to my side and helped me sit up.
"Your ass needs to say something instead of pushing your body after the s**t you went through."
I looked into his eyes.
"I'm—"
"You are in a s**t-ton of pain."
Doom cut me off.
"You're trying to f*****g hide it, and that s**t ain't allowed."
I stared at him.
"If it ain't f*****g clear yet, I'm here for your ass."
His eyes narrowed.
"And I'm gonna turn it red again when you feel better."
A small laugh escaped me.
It hurt.
Everything freaking hurt.
A tear slipped down my cheek anyway.
I wrapped my arms around Doom.
"Thank you."
That was all I
