"Because I can't have you," he said through gritted teeth. "Because every time I look at you, I want to—" He stopped mid-sentence, dragging his hand down his face. "You have no idea what you're playing with," he finally said. "Enlighten me." And then he was moving towards me. "You threw yourself at me like some desperate thing, and I had the sense to walk away, yet you continue to test me."

