She really thought about that, and he held his breath. If she was frightened of him, it was all over between them, he knew. He wouldn’t be able to stand the thought of it, and he wasn’t about to force Sarah to be around him if that was how she felt. But God, he hoped she was able to look past what he’d done right in front of her. He’d beaten three men damn near to death, and truthfully, he’d have loved to have had a few swings at Joker.
I’d have f*****g knocked his head clean off his shoulders, I swear.
“No,” she said at last. “I wasn’t scared. But…” Her voice trailed off.
“But what?”
“But I saw a side of you that I’ve never seen before.” Her eyes held his, not letting him off the hook. “I mean, I knew it had to be there… you said you had a tough childhood, and that does something to p
