She nodded, her eyes were wide as she studied his face. He could tell she was memorizing him, taking in every aspect of him because she thought she was leaving him. He felt her attraction to him as her gaze ran over his rugged jaw and full lips. She wasn’t attempting to hide her feelings from him, and he ached for the touch she longed to give him. Don’t do it, Jewel, don’t touch him. He heard the thoughts though they weren’t directed at him. She was bolstering herself, attempting to make herself strong for what she was about to tell him. He wouldn’t make it easy on her. Dalton held her stare with a daring one of his own, challenging her to tell him.
“I have to go. Knowing what he will do if I don’t is not something I could live with.”
“But you can live without me?” It was harsh and perha
