Arisara “Pheuan," he spun me towards me, my gaze caught by his striking purple irises. “I'll never let you walk through life alone," he assured me. “Pheuan," I paused, my words almost caught in my throat. Under normal circumstances that would have been the most romantic thing I'd ever heard in my life, but now, I could hardly be appreciative when my husband was still alive and only a short distance away. “I need to do this alone," I insisted. Anurak clung to my arm. “Not this time," he assured me. “I can't live with you getting hurt." “I can defend myself, pheuan. You saw me back there!" I tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't let go of me. We were tethered, his fingers clamped tightly around my wrist. “A lovers quarrel?" I heard my husband's voice echoing through the fog. All I

