Sebastian Brenand unbuckled his seatbelt and pointed at the river next to the bridge they were on. “I’ll jump off and kill myself. Do you want to watch me die?”

Rachel Wood shook her head frantically. “No! I don’t want to!”

He laughed bitterly. “Then do as I say. I will send you someplace safe, and I'll protect you and your parents. You don’t have to care about anything else.

“I’ll protect everyone I’m supposed to. As for those who hurt you, I won’t let anyone off the hook.”

Drying his tear