A Question For An Answer Scarlett’s POV I shiver at his words.

Sebastian catches me by my waist, rubbing my cold limbs before he turns to Damian Vanderbilt like a pissed–off lion.

I pull his suit and stop him.

I deserve it.

I chose the baby over Lilith when I should have gone with Jack Fuller’s men.

She was tough, but she was still just one woman who boxes as a hobby.

She could have been hurt if Sebastian wasn’t here.

“I’m sorry–” I mumble, but Damian Vanderbilt wouldn’t hear it.

“You should be!” He grunts coldly, “Next time deal with your own shit instead of getting others in harm’s way for you!” Though I know I was at fault, I can’t stop my eyes brimming and my ears burning when his words sting so harshly.

Oliver Scott comes out of the crowd, standing between me and his friend with a sad look.

He is not saying anything, but his existence magically cools the air down a little.

please!” Lilith lifts her head from his

is gentle but firm: “It’s MY decision

don’t blame this one

people tried to hurt her.” Damian Vanderbilt tightens his hugs

at me and I dodge his

tell that he was startled when

I was startled, too.

know he cared about

to Jack Fuller’s

feet, his tone almost cruel, “I’m pissed right now, so you better not test my patience!” “Jack Fuller! Our boss is Jack Fuller! He sent us to get his daughter, all means necessary!” The

face in his neck,

him hurt

at his comforting words, I realize

his gentle words hit me harder than all the things added tonight, and I burst

I’m scared.

of being the target of a man who is legally my dad, who can give an “all means necessary” order; I’m scared of a real

world around me when I can’t

since I learned about the existence of the little life in me, I haven’t felt such an urge to tell Sebastian about the

dad, Do I dare to trust him with our safety now? If he is serious about getting back together, would he be able to keep us safe from the hell that I’m in? “Call him,” Damian Vanderbilt twists his foot, and in a horrifying groan, the guy pulls out his phone, looks

to his ear in a

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