His face showed how he was feeling. He was breathing heavily, as if he wanted

said, step

room. "I..." I felt like I couldn't speak, after seeing the writing

listen

ted. I could feel its sharp vibrations, bouncing from wall to w

ding there, rubbing his face and try

oice was shaky and

nty. "I knew you would mad at me. But, listen, Hanna,

on his face that I could hardly guess. In h

at his body, signalling that I was really emotional. "From the

t me," he

that I would melt to you and stop writing articles or dancing about y

Listen, that is n

id?! Do you want to sell my org

and disappointment. I swallowed, trying to maintain

s true?" I asked sternly. "Oh, God! How could I sleep wi

backwards. My breath caught, and I reflexively tr

more careful with your words, or

. "Protect me? Pro

. I could hear every

sons, such as sleeping with you, kissing you, or having that file in my house," he s

," I said, a l

as if he had real

I rubbed the red marks left by his grip, which I had al

losely at the red bruises he had made. "I'm really s

odyguard returned with the medicine box and handed it to David.Without

our hand,"

red the antiseptic onto the cotton wool and began to clean th

an to hurt you," he sai

ng sincere.What killer woul

edicine box again and placed it

he said, smil

then who is the other kil

ything," he replied, his voic

filled with curiosity. "You

. I'm telling

Who is the real killer? And s

entered my world, and when you tell the world what you saw, you will be in a danger." He swallowed, then touched both m

uation. "You can write bad articles about me. But not for the files you sa

e sake

o longer about the emotions that had filled

briefly before looking back at me. "Trust m

was almost a whisper, but

e, his eyes showing a mixtur

can't be a fa

I'll have to make s

is was not just an arg

s he headed for the door.Before I could react,

w the code" Dav

just gu

back to me and his hands gripped the doorknob as if h

reen on the doorknob, covering some of the buttons

re you

code," he sa

d the door code.Then he turned to me and said, "Well, good afte

pressed the button hoping the door would open.How

id, knocking on the door. "D

go anywhere," he said, his tone quiet but firm. "Not until you understand ju