" You said his name when you were dreaming,” he explained quietly. “He’s the guy who hurt you, right?”
“Do you know him?”
“Farah, why would I know him?”
“He… I just don’t want to go back.”
“You’re not going anywhere, baby. You’re staying here with me.”
“He could come. He could take me.”
Gaze darkening, Cooper whispered in a hard voice. “If he tried, he’d be dead before he put a hand on you. "

― Bijou Hunter , Damaged and the Beast (Damaged, #1)