‘I’m honestly not sure how we got here.’ I sucked in a long breath. Best to move the conversation elsewhere, then. ‘Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad to hear you won’t blindly sacrifice me to save the world, but …’ His sharp-edged features mellowed as he tilted his head, eyebrow coming up a fraction. ‘But you’d still prefer to sacrifice yourself?’ And all of a sudden there was no trace of that haunted vigilance left on his face.
