“Because I made a promise to her brother to be on his detail. Not hers. Because everything I’ve ever done for security regarding my family has been so I can be with Luna and not as her bodyguard—and I know I haven’t told you all that, but I’m telling you now. It’s about her.” It’s always been about her. I love her. I’m in love with her, I almost profess like I’m gripping to the future that misfortune keeps trying to rip out of my hands, but I stop short of saying those fragile, vulnerable words. Not letting anyone touch ‘em but me.
