Then she looked at Ranger and understood everything in a single, brutal flash. He hadn’t hurt her baby. He had saved her. “Ranger… I’m so sorry,” she choked. There was no time to think. No time to fall apart.
She rushed them both to the car — she didn’t even remember how she managed it — only that her arms were shaking, Ranger’s weight was terrifying, and Lily clung to her shirt the whole time. She got everyone inside, slammed the doors, and peeled out of the driveway with her heart in her throat.