We could move back to the States.
After that, how could I have turned him down? More to the point—how could I risk all of that bytelling him about Jo? No, it wasn’t worth it. That secret would stay buried until I could figure outwhat to do next.
“I think he does love me,” I say into the long silence.
“Okay then. So he’ll understand.”
But I’m not so sure.
Alex has never been anything but amazing with me. But I know he has a temper. I know he has highstandards. I know he values loyalty above all else.
I’ve eavesdropped on enough of his business calls to understand that he has some darkness in him.He’s never shown it to me, but I know it’s there. I fear what will happen if I drag it to the surface.
Being in the Witness Protection Program is one thin
