Considering pause. "Paranoia is never helpful. Caution might be." He let out a breath. "I would be lying if I said you were not a tempting target to someone like that." The sex industry made people think human rules did not apply. Too often Rick saw people get hurt because they were "just" an immigrant, or "just" a gangbanger, or "just" a whore. "Just" a stripper wasn't that far off.