Here are mine:
If he stayed close, she wouldn't fall in love with anyone else.
She wouldn't die because of someone else.
He thought the closeness was enough. But now, he saw the cost.
âYou think I called you out here to bark orders?â Vincent murmured, offering her the drink. âI called you to prep you. Tomorrow, you meet the rest of RPV2. If youâre going to survive whatâs coming, you need to be ready.â
Vanessa took the glass slowly, fingers brushing his. Her pulse thudded in her neck.
âAnd here I thought you just liked the sound of my heels on marble.â
Betita tilted her head, thoughtful. âYou know... things mightâve been different for Don Juancho if Rose hadnât disappeared. He doted on her after his wife died. She was the only soft part of that man.â