BELSHAR NESSAR ABED POV

I watched her expressive blue eyes widen as the words left my lips and I had so many questions, but I was only going to get my answers once she was back where she belonged. At home, with me.

I could tell she was going to run and as she moved back, her body rigid as if she was waiting for me to whip out a gun and kill her, I grabbed her arm and yanked her toward me.

"Are you going to run away again right after I found you?" I asked, both relieved and furious. ...