Chapter .52.

Part III ...but now it's her mantra she is stronger now than she was and more focused on her needs... *** The back porch door flew open. My head snapped up at the sound, alertness coming into me as I took in the sight of the running figure, fleeing from the house. Eagerness flooded into me as I quickly stood and followed it. I couldn't tell where we were going. The path that I followed was shredded from the chaos of swinging arms and hurried pace. It was easy to track him down until he stopped. I paused, tensing as I watched him from the cover of the low hanging trees. Steam came from his shoulders as the heat of his body rose against the cold air. His heavy breaths came out to fast. A sharp inhale was taken in. Shoulders shook, and for a second, I wondered if it was in the act of crying. He turned abruptly in my direction, eyes blazing to meet