Jane gazed up at Alex in contempt. "What did you say?"

Suppressing his urge to hold her, to take his own jacket off and put it on her and carry her into the car, out of fear of provoking her, he responded calmly, "You were right, Jane. I've been following you for days. I was worried that I might scare you into acting frantically, so I didn't dare to approach you. I'm telling you right now, I'm not here to kill you. I'm here to take you home."

"..." Jane looked at Alex. A smile appeared and dis