I slept with him.
I slept with him, and I put my daughter’s life in his hands.
“Are…” I swallow hard. “Are you going to kill me?”
He doesn’t answer.
He is. He’s going to kill me.
Demyen suddenly sighs. The sound almost makes me jump. “I’m not going to kill you. I’m not in the business of destroyingfamilies and ripping them apart. That’s your thing.”
I take a step back. “If you’re not going to kill me, then… then why am I here? Why bring my daughter into this?”
His jaw clenches. There’s a vein in one side that pulses as he continues to glare at me. Actually, the hardness has softened inhis eyes just a bit, but it’s all the same to me.
It won’t change what comes next.
I feel the tremor start in my bones. I close my eyes tight and hug myself tighter, willing it t
