use you went back on your word and you defied me—putting yourself
at unnecessary risk.”
“Went back on my word? Is that how you see it?” I gasp, ignoring the rest of
his sentence.
“Yes.”
Holy crap. Talk about overreaction! I start to roll my eyes but stop when he
scowls at me. “Christian, I changed my mind,” I explain slowly, patiently as if
he’s a child. “I’m a woman. We’re renowned for it. That’s what we do.”
He blinks at me as if he doesn’t comprehend this.
“If I had thought for one minute that you would cancel your business trip . . .”
Words fail me. I realize I don’t know what to say. I am momentarily catapulted
back to the argument over our vows. I never promised to obey you,
Christian. But I hold my tongue, because deep down I’m glad he came back.
In spite of his fury, I’m glad he’s here in one piece, angry and smoldering in
front of me.
“You changed your mind?” He can’t hide his contemptuous disbelief.
“Yes.”
“And you didn’t think to call me?” He glares at me, incredulous, before
continuing. “What’s more, you left the security detail short here and put Ryan
at risk.”
Oh. I hadn’t thought about that.
“I should ha一ve called, but I didn’t want to worry you. If I had, I’m sure you would
ha一ve forbidden me to go and I’ve missed Kate. I wanted to see her. Besides,
it kept me out of the way when Jack was here. Ryan shouldn’t ha一ve let him
in.” This is so confusing. If Ryan hadn’t, Jack would still be at large.
Christian’s eyes gleam wildly, then shut, his face tightening as if in pain. Oh
no. What’s he going to do? He shakes his head, and before I know it he has
folded me in his arms, pulling me hard against him.
“Oh Ana,” he whispers as he tightens his hold on me so that I can barely
breathe. “If something were to happen to you—” His voice is barely a
whisper.
“It didn’t,” I manage to say.
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“But it could ha一ve. I’ve died a thousand deaths today thinking about what
might ha一ve happened. I was so mad, Ana. Mad at you. Mad at myself. Mad
at ever
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