Chapter 34: Emotions running high.

She could hear his heart racing, echoing her own. He then lifted her, sat down and placed her on his lap, covering her face with warm kisses.

“Before you sleep, we must get you out of this wet clothing, my love.”

She nodded, numbness in her limbs. She was so cold that she shivered uncontrollably, all the past few weeks” ordeals coming down in one swift move, the cold, the storms, the absence of her parents, the attack, and the death. The tears were unstoppable.

Roberto could only hold her next to his drenched body while he caressed her. His heart throbbed for her. He made her stand up, which she reluctantly aloud. Once he removed the blanket he yelped in shock. She was covered with blood. Her dress torn, with a final rush of anger he stripped the wet dress from her. Hatred in his eyes told its own story before he looked at his wife again.