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“Protection is my job, and I know I blew it before, but I’m not going to make that mistake again.”
ОглавлениеHer lashes fluttered against her smooth cheeks. “I wasn’t in any danger when you left me to do another tour.”
“You were in danger of erecting your hard shell again. I’d broken through. I’d made you feel safe and loved, and then I snatched all that away.” He skimmed the pad of his thumb along her jaw. “And I never even said I was sorry.”
“You did what you had to do.” She shrugged, and he put his hands on her raised shoulders.
“Don’t. Don’t pretend it didn’t hurt. Don’t pretend I didn’t betray your trust, your … love.”
Her chest rose and fell as she twisted her fingers in her lap. “Liam, I …”
He held his breath, waiting for the words he’d needed to hear from her two years ago.
Instead an explosion rocked the car and lit up the night sky.