Lifting up her eyes, she ascertained the truth of what he is saying. Right now, she needs all the courage she can get. It doesn’t matter where it is from.
Having Nolan here with her right now is a great relief. She couldn’t ask for more. When she first faced the barrel of a gun in the woods, she was all alone but now, he came to her rescue, when she needed a person to be with her the most.
She burrowed her head to his chest again as if doing so can make her head go deeper into his heart.
Nolan felt her head moving again. Seeing her like this makes his heart ache. She must be so scared to seek relief like this. Who dares to touch her on this island? They will pay dearly. His eyes sharpened at that thought.
“I-I don’t know...why they are coming...after me,” Norrie confided in between
