“I’m not afraid of you,” she growls.I sigh. “You never keep your mouth shut.”“f**k you,” she says, lunging forward with every word, nearly spitting at my face.“And,” I say, pushing her back against the wall and caging her in with my arms. She gasps whenher body thuds against the wall, and her breathing picks up, her chest rising and falling quickly. Icatch myself staring down the front of her shirt and drag my eyes up to her face. “Worst of all, yourefuse to accept help from powerful people who genuinely want what is best for you. And for Theo.”
I want to kiss her.It makes no sense. This woman is infuriating. She fights me at every turn, curses me, and refuses
to respect my authority. And yet, I want her.
It has been days since I’ve touched Molly and being thi
