Grayson carries me to his room, placing me on the bed. I was still shaking in fear.
"I am so sorry, princess." Grayson says, and he looked sincerely sorry. He sighs, covering me up. "I wish I could have protected you from that. I promised to!" He kicks the wall. "Stupid! Stupid!"
"Gr-Grayson?" I croak.
"Yes?" He immediately stops to look at me.
"Lay with me, please. I don't want to be alone."
"You'll never be alone again." He says softly, crawling into bed with me. I crawl into his arms, and he carefully cuddles me. "Tell me if I hurt you, baby girl. Okay?"
I nod, nuzzling my face into his chest. "Goodnight, Grayson."
"Goodnight, Madeline."
