“The only reason I’m letting you live is because I care enough about that woman to do what she asks me to,” he said, and when his finger pointed right at me, I felt it like a bolt of lightning to the heart. “But slip up even one time,” he continued, shaking his head as a damn near evil smile spread on his stupidly handsome face. “And I will risk it all. Understand? I will risk it all.” It was a subtle threat, but a poignant one. Those words said he would protect me, even if it meant risking me being upset with him. It said he would risk his career, risk jail time… Risk it all.
