Chapter 104

• A tense hum of quiet expanded in the room as she took that in with wide eyes. “Would it have hurt you to tell me that?”
• He made a slashing motion with his hand, unwilling to discuss the demons that drove him with her now. “I told you there were those in Mexico who made a living off kidnapping the wealthy. That should have been explanation enough.”
• “It was, but I’d have understood your reasoning far better if I’d known you’d suffered such a personal tragedy,” she said. “But then you never shared your hopes and fears with me.”