Theo slams the door of the car shut, letting the silence fill the air before he turns to the occupant in his passenger seat. His eyes roam over the figure beside him, the adrenaline from the last few minutes still coursing through his veins. The one he was sworn to protect, the absolute subject of all the adoration he could ever hold… almost died. And he would’ve carried that guilt forever had he not been there.

Theo swallows hard.

“What exactly were you thinking?”