I took off running towards Afanas, throwing my arms around him as I quite literally tackled him. I heard him chuckle lowly as he wrapped his muscular arms around me, holding me to him.

"Everything's going to be okay." He whispered in my ear, pulling away from me.

And I believed him. For the first time in my whole life, it truly felt like everything was going to be okay.

I turned to Rachel, her muscular arms were place lightly over her swollen stomach as ...