“Cress is an optimist. I prefer to be more of a realist when it comes to the people I love. If you’re not here for the right reasons, leave. I will hurt anyone that hurts him. I don’t care who it is. My brother has a conscience with shit like this, I don’t. Not when it comes to the people I care about.” His eyes fastened with mine and this time there wasn’t a threat living there. It was a promise. Just as quickly as it surfaced he buried it beneath a cool demeanor. “You’re welcome to stay as long as you want.”
