Because that’s what I thought was best for you. My father will always
cause problems between us.’
‘Forget about your father.’ He studied her face. ‘Why would you stay
with me? What do you get from me in return?’
She smiled. ‘I get to see parrots and butterflies, I get to swim in a
forest pool but most of all I get to sleep alongside a man who makes me
feel like a woman for the first time in my life.’
His eyes were full of dark shadows. ‘I ought to be telling you to run. I
ought to be telling you that I won’t be good for you because I’ve never
been good for anyone in my life. But I’m too selfish for any of that. I want you. And I always go after what I want.’
‘And I’m glad you do. Telling me to run wouldn’t make a difference,
anyway. I’m not leaving until you’ve had enough of me.
