"Kris, that's not it.." She sighed and stood up, snagged her clothes and put them back on as she pulled her hair out from underneath her shirt. She couldn't argue with him while she was naked. She just couldn't. She turned to look at him and released a breath of air out of her nose.
"My mother got a hold of you, Kristopher. I heard you scream, do you have any idea what the hell that did to me? How much that tore me up? That it was my fault? Now that I've killed her, I've basically set myself on your side and told every other Vida and Arun that if they come after you or Nikolas, they have me to contend with. And I know that you can fight, I know you can take care of yourself..but..I love you, Kristopher..and I don't want to hear you screaming again."