It had been almost four hours since we had left New York. The private flight was a little less than two and a half hours and when we had landed and drove back to Hale Manor, the first thing I made sure to do was safely place Violet in my bed. It took me twenty minutes, just sitting there looking at her, to realize I had gotten her back. I had gone several weeks without seeing this woman and I had gone mad in the process. Without her voice, without her smile... It was hard to wrap my head around her returning presence.
She's here.
There was a knock at the door and Archor popped his head in, his brow furrowed in worry. I gave a nod, knowing he was referring to my bullet wound. Pulling the door shut behind myself, Archor leaned against me and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"I'm fine." I
