Dvdsery instines created to shield him, to wrap him in my arme bozicnt vella chidren like this.
in Twin struten dind lifed Mateo up without hesitation, tucking him against his chestak
chung them in inntiloviny he his tstes into Dominic’s shoulder, his small body shaking.
clad wide deepen
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The mum and coward his him butistling. “Excuse me?”
You don’t use so you rest at my son, Dominic said flatly.
The woyi son on mehedikeɔaphysical blow.
The woman scostoder Yourson knocked over a table and scared our dau-
“HeappedCoironic out her off and sentence, eyes hard. “And your daughter is unharmed “ned.”
“That doesinxelasë”
“He apologizeized Dominic snapped, cutting her off again, his anger flashing now, dark and dan erigerous. Maltiple time chenkendon de her fortore either of you even arrived.”
The named one thushed That doesn’t change the fact that he caused-
“Hemcxhitaldoizomne said, each word deliberate. And accidents happen. What does dormteappen is grown aduits scr at banane ke bullies
Idtmyhybdors tremble at my sides.
han to dive years preparing for moments like this.
Fivrive years wi watciring Mateo navigate the world gently, apologizing even when things weren’t his fault, trying so har goodud be bnkind.
And in that moment, watching Dominic stand between Mateo and the world, deliben something terriving and fragile
wwe woman crosted her arms. “You’re being unreasonable ble
Aroma
dusheri sharply, coldly. “Unreasonable? You see a crying whiwho whers done nothing wrong and think that is not to assert authority and I’m being unreasonable”
The man brised Wese
magamoylark pirople Your should be careful how you
I dont care why van Doman Dubzade ud, his voice dropping dangerously low.
The conste mund te beldi debitrold its breath.
Tears burned bathing bevind n
my eyes
othane and no coro ming
de times. He
Because he hadst he had hesitated
Not once. NOTA
He hadn’t looked at bold to read to see who was watching. He hadn’t calculated consequences oral cancerences?
He had splachos Mahusen Mateo.
Alessia steppessi span then, her voice soothing in a way that immediately set my teeth caerset my teeth on e Dominic she saut she said gently, touching his arm. “These are valued partners.net 3 descartatess Let’s de–escal He shrugged serugged then off without looking at her.
“No.” he said he said hrmly. This ends now.”
She froze She froze.
I’d never never seen anyone dismiss her like that. is her like that.
Caterina Caterina arrived just then, her sharp gaze taking in the scene instantly the scene instantly
“What is goirat is going on?” she demanded.
demanded
“This childThis child fell,” Dominic said immediately, glaring at the main roig ar the main front of him. “And M it’s okay it’s okay to shout at him for it.”
screaming
She turns She turned on the parents, fury blazing. “You don ryell at a child tonyeihat a child in my family
My throw My throat tightened.
Family Family.
sodhard to bidem The man muttered something under his breath, glaring at Dbreith, glaring at Dominic. This is unaccepta
ngile bloom
the
tle Then leave,” Dominic said without hesitation without hesitation.
The dad They did.
The noise of the party slowly crept back in but everptback, but everything felt distant, mated.
Dominic adjusted Marco against his chest, muring chest my muring something sonly in his ear. Mat
evening out.
I stepped closer, my hand brushing Matba’s backshing Mateo’s bark.
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