I had nowhere to go, so I begged the driver to take me to Shaun's office.
He was in a video meeting.
The moment he saw me, he ended the call immediately and gestured for me to come over.
My swollen cheek looked rather frightening.
So much so that the second he laid eyes on it, his eyes practically narrowed to pinpricks.
"Who hit you?!"
My eyes red, I walked over and plopped down into his arms.
He always smelled like pine resin fresh after snowfall, so calming and soothing.
"It's fine. It was my fault."
He froze for a moment, lifting my chin with his index finger to look over my cheek closely.
My sister loves me. I know that after hitting me, she hurt a hundred times worse than I did, deep down.
I buried my face in the crook of Shaun's neck.
Cold tears soaked the collar of his s
