Lunar Lake
“I have to keep them safe. Keep you safe. I don’t get to just stop because you hate the way it looks, Kate.”
I flinched. Not at the words but at how much truth they held. I hated that he was right. “What about me?” I asked quietly. “Who keeps me safe from this? From you?”
The pain that flashed through his eyes almost undid me. He stepped forward, hands hovering at my arms but not grabbing, not forcing. “You don’t need protection from me. Never from me.”
I laughed a bitter, broken sound. “Last night you tore men apart, Tyler. What happens when the monster you use on them turns on me?”