I lifted Leon's chin with my fingertips.
He didn't pull away. He met my gaze, but his breathing became uneven.
He was nervous.
"You think I would take Adrian back?"
"I don't know."
"You could ask."
"I have no right to interfere with your choices." He forced the words out. "If you want him back, I'll step aside. But I want to stay at the estate. I could drive for you or guard the most distant gate. I only want to stay close to you."
"Get up."
Unease flashed through Leon's eyes, but he rose at once.
"I didn't tell you to stand." I patted the seat beside me. "Sit."
He hesitated for two seconds before perching on the edge of the sofa. He could walk alone into a storm of bullets, yet sitting level with me made every muscle in his body tense.
"If you didn't have to be my bodyguard, wh
