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“You don’t understand?” Was she serious?

She sent him a wide-eyed stare “Why are you so upset?”

“Because of you” At last, he recalled his bag was in the closet He retrieved it and threw it on the bed “You’re reckless You think you’re invincible And you don’t listen to anyone”

“If this is about earlier, I’ht was best—”

“Best for you Not best for anyone who cares about you If thatthere He couldn’t think about going through that agonizing pain again

He went to the chest of drawers and retrieved a handful of clothes The sooner he packed, the sooner he’d be on his way to the airport

“Grayson, what are you doing?”

“I’o”

“Butbut what about us?”

He didn’t stop —he couldn’t He stuffed his clothes haphazardly in the bag As soon as he was out of here—away from Mirraccino—he’d be able to breathe The worry, it would cease

“Grayson?”

He kept packing In the long run, she’d be better off without him “There is no us I can’t—I won’t—continue this relationship You take too many needless chances I can’t be a part of your life”

“Seriously?” Anger threaded through her voice “I did what I had to do And you know it”

“I know you took a chance with your life—with both of our lives And it wasn’t necessary The police could have handled it”

Out of the corner of his eye, he spied her pressing her hands to her hips He didn’t dare look at her face He couldn’t stand to see the pain that would be reflected in her eyes—pain he’d put there