Chapter 20 - The Unbroken Promise We Made
That evening, tucked safely beneath her cozy quilt, Chloe looked up at me with sleepy, contented eyes before drifting off to sleep.
“Dad?” she whispered softly into the quiet bedroom darkness.
“Yes, sweetheart?” I answered, brushing a stray lock of hair away from her forehead.
“Thank you for coming to my room that day... just you.”
“Always, kiddo. No matter what, it will always be just me protecting you,” I promised, kissing her forehead gently.
I turned off her bedside lamp, leaving the door cracked open just an inch with the hallway light streaming warmly inside.
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I walked back down the stairs of our peaceful home, knowing that no shadow from our past could ever reach us again.
The monsters who once ruled our lives were locked away behind iron bars where they belonged, forgotten by the world.
