“Fuck danger,” I snarled, closing in on her. “All I want is you.” I looked to Orion desperately, realising that she wasn’t going to see sense on this as she continued to refuse, and he gave me a slight nod of agreement, both us knowing that we couldn’t accept that answer. She would hate us for it, but that was okay. I could take her hatred so long as she was safe and as far away from Lionel and Lavinia as I could manage. “You need to leave, Tory,” Darcy began again, but as her lips parted on more words which I knew I didn’t want to hear, Orion snapped his hand out and struck her in the temple.
