January 18: Safe

Elliot glanced in the backseat at the mother and son clinging tightly to each other as they slept. Olivia's arms were wrapped around her son, and Noah's head rested on her shoulder. They were safe. His heart had stopped the second he had heard she was injured and that Noah had been threatened. It had made him feel like his world was collapsing in around him, again. He had prayed, and he had begged, "keep them safe. Protect them. I can't lose—not again." His world had fallen apart before it had even had the chance to fall back together.