Her jaw dropped open; her eyes locked where I held her in place. Not because I wanted to hurt her. Not because it was any of my business. Because something in my gut screamed that I shouldn’t be walking away right now. Underneath my fingers, her pulse was wild. “Be careful,” I said urgently. “I don’t know what you’re trying to pull off, but no matter what it is, it’s not worth you trusting a stranger with something like this.”
