KARINA
Porcelain doll…
The harsh, cutting words hit me exactly like a physical slap to the face. But instead of taking a defensive step backward to protect myself, I stubbornly stepped right over the boundary line.
I walked directly into his personal space, invading his territory right in front of his watching men. I tilted my chin up high so I could look him dead in his glowing green eyes without shrinking away from his overwhelming, terrifying size.
"I am not a porcelain doll, and I am not hiding in a room while everyone else bleeds," I told him fiercely, my voice shaking with raw, uncontained anger.
"You are a liability," Kole shot back, refusing to give an inch of ground. "You will get yourself killed, and worse, you will get my men killed trying to protect you."
"Are you actuall
