“I love you, William. And-”
”I never asked you for it.”
“Well you got it.”
“I don’t want it. Or you.”
“Bastard,” I hissed.
A muscle worked in his jaw. I’d hurt him. Good. Let him see how it felt.
“I don’t need you,” he repeated softly.
Tears welled in my eyes, but I didn’t let them fall. I’d not give him the satisfaction. So I pulled myself together and stared up at him.
“Then go straight to hell, Colonel. If that’s the way you want it, then that’s how you’ll have it.” I shook my head moving around him. “Move. I don’t even want to be in the same room as you.” He still blocked my exit though he didn’t touch me. “Maybe they were right about you. I didn’t want to believe it, but your actions now make everything crystal clear to me.”
He moved so fast, I didn’t even see him. I felt hi
