"Then I guess you better behave yourself from now on," I replied with a hint of challenge, as he pulled back slightly, peering down at me with those piercing eyes.
"I will chain your ass to me if I have to, Brat. You hear me loud and clear? I will handcuff you to me before I ever have to send cadaver dogs down this mountain to find you again. You're my f*****g world, and that will never change, nor has it even for a moment," he promised earnestly, searching my face with raw vulnerability. "You and me, we're forever no matter what storms we face."
"You don't get me back that easily, Darren. You broke me into pieces, and all I ever did was try to protect you with everything I had. You left me in a storage container for Carleigh and Lucas to torture without a second thought, and then you le
