We're back to Rae's p.o.v for the rest of the story now…

I woke up, and the first thing I realised was that I was indoors, lying on a soft bed. I gasped and sat up quickly, wincing at the pain that flowed through my body at the movement.

"Rae?"

I jumped at the sound, but saw my dad walk into the room a few seconds later. His eyes softened as he saw me, and the first thing he did was wrapped me into a strong embrace. He held me while I cried, and rocked me, calmly soothing me the whole time. When I calmed down, he gazed into my eyes and asked me to tell him exactly what happened. I swallowed down the lump in my throat before telling him everything. His face darkened with anger, and I found myself actually shrinking away from him as I realised that this was the side of him that mom always told me about.

Dad explained to me that Cain had been caught and imprisoned, and so there was no need to me to fear him any longer. Tiernan had also been relieved of his ban, and had also been given dad's blessing to see me whenever he liked. Like now for instance. As dad left the room, Tiernan walked in, and took my hand before lowering his head to mine and capturing my mouth in a fiery, passionate kiss.

I was safe, Cain was gone, and I had found the man I loved. Everything turned out ok.

I know this is a poor ending but I just wanted to finish this story. I may update and improve it at a later date, but I hope this is ok for now.

Thanks for putting up with this. I really appreciate it. Speak soon xx