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"But…if things go south, I don’t want you involved" His gaze held mine "I want you to be so fro behind wasn’t so I could do "I don’t want you involved, Dae you to stay out of it"

His brows knitted "That’s different"

I sat up, s out my sweater "How’s that different? And if you say it’s because you’re a guy, I’ to hurt you"

"Come on, Kitten"

My eyes narrowed

He sighed "It’s more than that It’s because I have experience That simple You don’t"

"Okay, you have a point, but I’ve also been inside a cage With that intiht"

"And that’sthis" His eyes flared an intense green A sure sign he was seconds fro into his protective-fueled teh e--when I hear how your voice still rasps when you get excited or upset You screamed until there--"

"I don’t need a reminder," I snapped, and then cursed under my breath I tried to rein in s I love about you is how protective you are, but it also drives me crazy You can’t protect me forever"

His look said he could and would try

I exhaled roughly "I need to do this--I need to help Dawson and Beth"

"And Blake?" he asked

"What?" I stared at him "Where did that come from?"

"I don’t know" He moved his arm away from me "It doesn’t matter Can--"

"Wait It does matter Why would I want to help Blake after what he pulled? He killed Ada over a new leaf or so"

The retted them His expression went on lockdown

"I’ it "I knohy you didn’t want to…do aith Blake, but I have to do this It’ll help "

"You don’t--"

"I do"

Dae "Can you do this for me? Please?"

My chest ached, because when Dae bothered him "I can’t"

Seconds passed and his shoulders tensed "This is stupid You shouldn’t be doing this All I’ hurt"

"See? That’s the proble hurt"

His brow arched "You’re always getting hurt"

My hed "Yeah, try that again"

I pushed at him, but he was a wall of immovable muscle Infuriated, I scralint in his eyes "God, you tick ot you--"

"Don’t even finish that state theh, I hate you someti ago, you were really, really loving"I’uys on Sunday That’s it End of discussion"

Daeled up et to say what I can and can’t do, Daeot all the way over there "I’m not a frail, helpless heroine in need of your rescue"

"This isn’t a book, Kat"

I yanked onyou skipped to the end and would tell me what happens I actually love spoilers"

Spinning around, I left and went downstairs Of course, he was a step behind iant shadow We made it outside when he stoppedthat went doith Blake, you said you wouldn’t doubt me," he said "That you would trustto ain, what a up "That’s… That was a lo"

He placed his hands on his hips "It’s the truth"

Tears stung et the next words out "I know all of this is coood place, but I don’t need a friendly reminder of how badly I screwed up I totally know And I’ to fix that"