“I will have what is mine. If I take you, there will be no going back. I will not be betrayed. If I take you, it is me or death.” His words were cold, and they hung in the air. There was no trace of a smile on his strong face. His jaw was tense and his eyes narrowed. The coldness of his warning stopped me in my tracks. Death or him? What did he mean by that? If I didn’t want him after, he would kill me? What WAS HE?!