C84 A heart-wrenching choice

Andrew muttered fiercely, "I won't allow them to drag Alice into this and reopen old wounds. I'll shield her forever." He seethed, gazing out from the balcony.

He was then submerged in the recollection of an hour ago, when he gently persuaded a troubled Alice to sleep, too preoccupied by suspicions to find rest himself. He paced incessantly