Malakai's POV
I carried Camilla the whole way to the car. A guard hurried to open the door and we got in. I set her on my lap because she clung to me like I was the only thing keeping her on this earth. She held on so tight it would have been hard to set her down.
"Do you hurt anywhere?" I asked, brushing hair from her tear-blurred face. Then I caught myself and added, "I mean physically."
I could see how much she hurt inside. That bastard broke her, and I wanted to do so much more to him.
Camilla shook her head, sniffling. "Just my heart. It hurts so much in there. They did so many bad things to me, Mals."
My hands went hard. "And now they're going to pay. Very dearly, baby." My voice dropped darker than it ever had. I nudged her head to rest on my chest and kept kissing her forehead
