YOU WILL NEVER BE MY DISGRACE

"My love, don't say something like that. You are my pride and will never be a disgrace to me. No matter what had happened to you in the past, it wasn't your fault." It hurt him greatly when he felt Raine's body trembling in her cry. 

"I need you to be strong." Torak held her shoulders and looked at her in the eyes. "I want you to be strong."

Raine blinked her eyes, which caused another tear streaming down her cheeks.

"Can you do this for me, love?" Torak said very softly.

For the outside world he was a man with a few words, but for Raine, he could use only cajolery words all day just to make her feel better. 

Raine looked at the sincerity in his eyes, the warm feeling that exuded from them and unequivocal safety that he could provide only by his presence. The girl reached out her arms and hugged his neck tightly while nodding resolutely.