Anna's face went pale as soon as she heard that. Without even realizing it, she leaned a bit closer to the man next to her. He felt like a mountain—just being near him gave her a strange sense of safety. Julian looked down at the woman practically curled up against his chest. Her face, once rosy, had lost all color, and she was shaking like a startled kitten. He glanced at her current condition and then listened to the noise from outside. Putting two and two together, he had a pretty solid guess about what had gone down. Well then... that explains a lot. So that weirdly friendly attitude earlier, and her not calling him a p*****t anymore? Yeah, turns out she'd kicked a gangster somewhere it really hurts. This girl... definitely not as harmless as she looked. Julian's

