I watched as my stepfather and his men were led away. This wasn’t how I expected our confrontation to end. I fully expected to have to go with him and leave the comfort and protection of the man standing in front of me.
"Get back inside." He said, taking me by surprise.
How was it even possible that he was treating me so well and not expecting anything in return?
"Right." I sighed trying to stop double guessing his actions. "Thank you."
I knew that he probably wasn’t expecting my thanks and most likely didn’t want it either. However, I wanted him to know just how grateful I was to him.
All my life, my mother had treated me so kindly, and now he had, but I was sure that it didn’t mean anything.
"To show thanks, don’t disappoint me with your training." Lux countered once again, takin
