Chapter５２

Her brows knitted together and a shadow crossed her eyes. Inhaling deeply, she then exhaled completely. "Yes, I'm fine. I was saved by Matthew from that creep. But you..." Her body shook. Apparently, "You impeded him."

The quick shiver that went through her was not a good sign.

"What's the matter? "

Her lower lash line hid her eyes from me. "Would you seriously... Don't kill him like Mathew said; he warned you. If you were in their shoes, what would you have done?" Finally, she looked up, and the terror in her eyes cut right through me. "What if you had the chance to kill him? "

I reached up and encircled her face with my palms. Not even a little bit of discomfort registered on her face.

“No. Not me; I wouldn't have murdered him. I intended to inflict pain on him, but I had no intention of taking his life. "

"Why not, since Matthew warned you not to? "