C15 Timid thing

Nora gave him a reason to keep living. She gave him a chance to escape a reality where he felt trapped and suffocated and sold off by his own family. The holidays would soon be over and he knew what lay ahead of him but right now, all that mattered was Nora.

Leaning down, he swung her up into his arms and carried her to the big four-poster where he had taught her how degrading the act could be