“You should call the authorities, tell them what happened tonight. Take out a restraining order.” She closed her eyes, leaning back against the headrest—a sign of deep trust if he’d ever seen one. Eli studied her slender throat, imagined burying his face in it, then reminded himself that he was about to merge into traffic. Eyes. On. The. Road. “It’s for your safety,” he added. “It’s complicated.” “I don’t doubt it. But even if you two have kids together, or you’re married, it doesn’t change that he could be very dangerous—” “He’s my brother,” she said. Eli winced. “Shit.” “Yeah.” She turned
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