Chapter 137

I stared at her, pieces of a puzzle I didn't know I was solving clicking into place. The way he'd jerked back from me so suddenly. The flash of gold in his eyes. The careful distance he maintained even when every line of his body suggested he wanted to be closer.

"He's protecting me," I said slowly. "From himself."

"That's my guess." Rosalyn's voice was soft with sympathy. "The question is, what a