“Pretending to date them all like this.” “Uh, believe it or not, my dating them has nothing to do with you,” I snap, frowning hard. “And don't think I'm just going to walk away and let this whole thing go. You know someone's trying to kill me, and you're not going to do anything about it?” Dad looks back at me, and I can tell by the expression on his face that he's scared for me, really and truly terrified. “I'd give my life to protect you, Charlotte,”