Chapter 41
With Tadgh trailing behind, Madeline ran in the dark, the bitter winter breeze slapping at her face and crawling under her skin. It might not be the chill but the fear of losing Ciaran that was clawing at her heart. She wanted one last chance to tell him she understood him, and that she was forever in his debt for going after her and protecting her at Fosse Way.
The moment the basket with four-week-old Madeline had landed in front of a random house, she’d had no protection from either those who had created her or those who raised her. Her soul was damaged. The thought that she was unwanted, and that she had been a mistake in this world had created a void in her that had never been filled.
Until, that is, she’d felt Ciaran’s arms wrapped around her shoulders, protecting her fr
