Violet
We were making another slow lap around the ward when the double doors leading toward the waiting area opened.
A couple was coming through, the woman clearly in labor.
I glanced through the doors.
And froze.
Several Devil's Guardians were sitting out there.
Ethan.
Doom.
The second my eyes landed on Doom, fear shot through me.
My steps faltered.
Then I saw someone else.
My breath caught.
Tears immediately filled my eyes.
“Daddy!”
Every man in that waiting room turned.
“Oh God. Sweet pea.”
Daddy moved fast.
He slipped through the doors before they closed and came straight toward me.
There wasn't a second of hesitation.
His arms wrapped around me.
I broke.
Full-on sobbing into my father's chest.
“Shh. Sweet pea. I've got you.”
He held me tighter.
“I won't let any
