Sarah’s the most valuable thing I have ever owned, and the only thing worth protecting.

She knows about the evil in my past. She knows about the darkness in my heart.

I can protect her from her family. I can keep her safe from the men who want to take her away, deface her beauty and break her soul.

But she makes every decision dangerous. The more I teach her the more capable she is of leaving me, and the harder she is to keep safe.

I can protect her from the world, but who will protect me from her?

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