C101 Chapter One Hundred and One

She tentatively set her trembling fingers on his open palms. Swallowed the thickness in her throat..

“I know you have every reason to hate me—” he said.

“I don’t hate you, Daniel. I don't—”

“Shh. Let me say this. I shouldn’t have made presumptions that day when my brother said those things about you. I shouldn't have said what I said. I should have protected you