“Why didn’t you press your panic alarm?” “Because you would have come in there and gone on a murder spree to get to me, and I didn’t think it was enough of an emergency for that. I’m okay. It could have been worse.” “If your safety is even slightly in jeopardy, it’s an emergency to me. Next time, press the goddamn button.” “I don’t want to be the reason you lose your humanity.” He rubs my bottom lip with his gloved hand. “If you’re so concerned about my humanity, Elena, then reach into my soul and find it, because I’m not sure I have any left.”
