It's not a threat, it's the truth,' Alexei countered harshly. 'Either you're with me, or you're not. I won't play games.'
In mute frustration, she watched him tug her wrap from the hook on the back of the door and extend it to her. He had the subtlety of an army tank on a battlefield. He had walked out on her and she longed to take a rebellious stance and defy his warning. But life just wasn't that simple, she acknowledged, digging damp arms into the sleeves of the wrap while letting her towel drop to her feet. She didn't know how to behave with him now, but he knew so well how to cut through all the aggravation to what really mattered. And what really mattered now was that she cared about him and loved him with all her heart, she reflected painfully. In his defence he was trying to bridg
