Chapter 196 Like That

• “I couldn't." His hand fell and he stepped back from me. “You would've prepared yourself. You'd have been armed. You would've tried to fight him and escape rather than wait to be rescued. I know you. And I know that course of action would’ve led to him hurting you to maintain control of the situation. With you helpless, that need didn’t exist."
• Helpless! The hideousness of that word further enraged me.
• My eyes moved over his face. My instinct was to argue with him. To tell him that we could've devised a plan together but I knew he was right. Waiting to be rescued was not in my nature.