“We need to talk,” I told her.
She furrowed her brow. “Are you serious? You want to do this now?”
“I know we said we’d wait until after Bill was caught,” I said. “But I don’t think we can wait until then. I don’t want to wait until then.”
She pulled her hand from my grasp as irritation and frustration flashed across her face.
“Ryan, I’ve already told you, I can’t risk Henry. I’m sorry, but that’s just how it is…”
“But I can protect you both,” I insisted. “I know this isn’t fair, Sam, but Bill won’t be the last problem I’ll ever have to face. I’m too rich and too well-known. Being with me in general is a risk, but I don’t want you to think I don’t recognize that and won’t do everything in my power to keep you and Henry safe.”
“I get that, Ryan,” Sam huffed. “I really do, but can we pl
