Her eyes opened slowly, unfocused at first, then finding his face. And something in her expression broke completely.
The sobs came without warning, raw and broken and full of pain he couldn't even begin to understand. Each one tore through her body, making her shake in his arms. She pressed her face against his chest and cried like the world had ended, like everything inside her had shattered beyond repair.
Every other sound in the background faded away. The screams, the snarls, the clash of weapons—all of it became distant noise. All Gerald could hear was her sobbing, and his anger reached a boiling point that made his whole body vibrate with the need for violence.
He felt a familiar presence behind him and turned his head to see Eliasen kneeling beside him. Her red eyes blazed with fu
