He looked at her, his eyes burning. “Do you think that makes it better? Your heart could fail, and if I’m not here, you’ll be gone. Just like—” He went silent. “Don’t do this to me.” Her mouth went dry. “But I have to save you.” “No.” The word was sharp. “You don’t. And you can’t. You are the only person who has never understood that.” She opened her mouth, but he cut her off.
they have all the romance of tessa and that guy from after
