He stopped his pacing to look me in the eye. "Just because she wants you to doesn't mean you have to."

"Aimes," I said, shaking my head. "I know you're trying to make me feel better, but I think we both need to face facts. She'll kill you if I don't do what she wants - we both know that. She's going to use you to get what she wants, and I'm not going to let her do that. Which means finding a way to kill him. I don't even know if I have it in me."

"But you do have something ...