She weeps and it's all Wolfe can do to hold her quietly and remain a solid mooring. She may not believe him but he knows she's strong enough to get through this. He knows the wail of a breaking heart, knows it as the sound his own heart has made only a handful of times but a handful is far too many.
He sinks to the floor with her when the strength in her legs leaves her, carefully lowering them both to the cool tile of the foyer. He arranges himself so Amelia can lean into him however long she needs to but he can stay upright for having the wall's support at his back.
"I've got you," he murmurs soft and low, more sound than words, for as long as it takes. "I've got you, Love."
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She weeps and it's all Wolfe can do to hold her quietly and remain a solid mooring. She may not believe him but he knows she's strong enough to get through this. He knows the wail of a breaking heart, knows it as the sound his own heart has made only a handful of times but a handful is far too many.
He sinks to the floor with her when the strength in her legs leaves her, carefully lowering them both to the cool tile of the foyer. He arranges himself so Amelia can lean into him however long she needs to but he can stay upright for having the wall's support at his back.
"I've got you," he murmurs soft and low, more sound than words, for as long as it takes. "I've got you, Love."