His eyes closed at her touch, and slowly he turned around to look at her.
Everyone you love. Sometimes he wondered about them both.
"They'll be fine. They're already taken care of, actually. All my ties to them are gone. And you." He reached up and stroked her cheek, his mouth pressing against her jaw. "I do love you, Marietta. So much. And nothing is ever going to happen to you, I promise. I'd kill anyone that tried to hurt you."