“But you see…” He clicked the roof of his mouth with his tongue and took three steps, now a mere arm’s length away. I held my ground. “I have choices, too, Ella. I’ll take note of every single man who stares at you. And later, after you’re safe in bed, I’ll choose to hunt each of them down one by one and very slowly, very painfully carve their eyes out of their sockets.” Horror stole my breath. “You would not.” He brushed my temple with his lips, causing me to tremble. “Would you like to test that theory? It’d be far more fun for me than you think.”
