Rowan threw his massive body forward. He crossed the small space between the seats in a single, desperate lunge. He crashed into her, pushing her flat against the padded velvet seat. He shielded Delaney entirely with his own body. He wrapped his strong arms securely around her head, burying her face into his chest, and turned his own back to the hard wooden wall of the cabin.
Delaney remembered. This was what her parents did to save her. They risked their lives just to make sure she was safe and Rowan was doing the same thing.
The world turned completely upside down.
Wood splintered with a deafening, horrific crack. The glass windows shattered into thousands of tiny, sharp pieces, flying through the air like silver rain. The heavy carriage rolled over, tumbling violently down the muddy embankment beside the road.
