I never took you for a coward, Stevie,’ he said quietly and her gaze swung back, angrily. ‘Did
I make you mad? Good. I’m glad. Because you make me mad. If today didn’t change anything
for you, then you’re either a liar or a fool. And I never took you for either of those, either.’ He
leaned closer, until he could see every dark eyelash. ‘I’m not a coward or liar, but I might be a
fool because I’m not giving up on you. Nor am I giving you up. So consider yourself on notice,
Detective Mazzetti. Things will be different when you get out of here. I’m not going to wait
forever, because we don’t have forever. If things had been any different this morning, we might
not even have this moment. So if you’re not “ready”, then you’d best spend your time in here
figuring out how to get “ready

Autor: Karen Rose