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conscious from the force of Theo’s rage. Blood was spurting out the man’s nose and cut lip, and as Theo was about to raise his fist to make contact once more, Elizabeth managed to find her voice to stop him from doing any further damage.
    “Theo,” she called out, her voice trembling. His fist paused mid-air the minute he heard her speak and slammed the attacker back down to the ground with disgust. Stepping over him, Theo cautiously moved closer to her, holding out his hand.
    For a second, Elizabeth took in his appearance. He’d been fighting – hair dishevelled, suit jacket discarded on the ground, shirt slightly ripped from the scuffle – but he still looked impossibly handsome. She realized she was holding her breath when, suddenly, the enormity of what just happened descended upon her. Fully sobered up, she looked at him helplessly, her eyes misting over, like a deer caught in headlights as her knees gave way. In one swift movement, he enveloped her in his arms before she was anywhere near the ground. Tears streaming down her face, she clung to him, shaking uncontrollably in his arms.
    “Shhhh, it’s okay, Beth,” he said tenderly, cradling her in the warmth of his strong body, soothingly stroking her hair, as if speaking to a child. “You’re okay now. I promise sweetheart, it’s over. Ssshhhh, you’re okay. I’m here. It’s over, baby.”

5
    T he next couple of hours went by in a blur for Elizabeth as she went through the motions of speaking to the police to give her statement after they had arrested the attacker. Following that, she was taken to the local hospital to have her head looked at, which luckily was only bruised without any serious harm.
    All the while, Theo protectively stayed by her side, not letting her out of his sight, fussing over her, demanding that the doctor should send her for an MRI until Elizabeth told him to calm down. Too emotional and overwhelmed to think clearly, she appreciated the comfort and strength he provided. It was after midnight when she was discharged from the hospital and all she wanted to do was to crawl into bed and close her eyes.
    Theo had made a call whilst her paperwork was being completed and as they stepped out of the hospital shortly after, his driver was waiting for them. Elizabeth managed a weak smile in acknowledgment as she crawled into the back seat, Theo following closely behind, giving his driver Elizabeth’s home address as their destination.
    Somewhere in the back of her mind, it dimly registered that he knew her address from memory, but at this stage she didn’t have the energy to further process this information. They sat quietly in the back of the car, lost in their own thoughts, Theo’s arm wrapped around her as she rested her head against the hard, warm muscles of his chest. It felt good to be so close to him, breathing in the subtle scent of his cologne and it dawned upon her that they fit perfectly together. More than anything was the awareness that she felt completely safe with him.
    Twenty minutes later, they arrived at her home and Elizabeth wearily stepped out of the car, already missing the comfort of Theo’s arms around her. She was aware of him muttering something to his driver and then he followed her up the stairs into her flat. As Amber was away for the night, the flat was shrouded in darkness and, for a moment, Elizabeth felt a tightening in her chest and her breathing accelerated.
    He must have sensed her anxiety because Theo stepped forward and turned on a floor lamp, the soft glow lighting up the front room as he gently turned her around to face him, placing his hands on her shoulders.
    “It’s okay, Beth. You’re safe here.” He gazed into her eyes, concern etched on his features. She looked up at him, seeing him so differently now, how he had exposed to her this caring part of him that he kept so well hidden from the world. Her eyes filled with tears. She owed him so much for tonight and right now, with her jumbled