Chapter 65 Fire Catching
- I don’t want Ric as an accomplice. It takes some time to convince him that I want to do this alone. He tells me it’s dangerous, even though he looked quite excited about the idea when I first told him of it.
- “You don’t have to prove anything to me,” he says, resting his hands on my hips, his eyes soft. “We’re in this together.”
- “Not this time,” I reply firmly. “I need to do this alone, Ric. For me.”