Could someone like Jackson really ever find himself in danger? If that happened, the threat would be beyond Serenity's means. Whether she got on her knees to beg would not matter.

She could get on her knees and beg until she broke her legs, but it would not benefit a man like him.

The light in his eyes dimmed at her silence. He was silent as he restarted the engine and drove away.

At this moment, Serenity found the stinging silence in the car unusually oppressive.

***

Serenity went to see L