He hurried over to where Violet lay stuck to the ground and took off his jacket to cover her first before removing the bindings on her body slowly without hurting her. The bindings had already cut deep into her skin and had left a deep impression on her soft skin meaning she had offered up a lot of resistance to her captives.
Luke felt deeply ashamed at not being able to save her when he had the chance to do so. If only he had been strong enough to take on Jack, maybe she would not have suffered so much.
"I don't have the face to apologize to you but my heart would feel too heavy if I don't say it. I am sorry that I came too late." Luke offered a heartfelt apology hoping that she would understand the concern he had for her current situation.
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Nelson had already escaped Clara's clutches by taking advantage of her gullible personality but Luke had managed to secure Violet before anything worse could have happened to her.
