Liam POV
My heart skips a beat as Freya begs me to stay with her. I can’t refuse her, she knows that. But when I look over at a confused and scared Theo, I can’t. I can’t scare him. I won’t.
“Theo..” Freya calls out to our son. “Uncle Liam is going to sleep in the bed with us, okay?”
“But mommy..” He whispers to Freya. “Uncles are bad.” Genuinely weary and concerned for Freya, I can’t help but be proud of my son. I mean, yeah he thinks I’m dangerous and am going to hurt them, but he’s trying to protect his mother. I can’t ask for more than that. At least, not yet.
“No, Theo. Not all uncles are bad. I promise you..” She takes a glance at me before breathing in and out deeply. “Uncle Liam would never hurt us.” My Freya is right about that. “And he just rescued me from your Uncle Jerrod
