CONNOR'S POV
How could she possibly believe that I don't care about her? I've had my times where I never really gave a hoot. Times when Anika had first shown me that all she cared about was what I could offer. I had become a different version of myself. One that I would never recognize years ago. But since I've got her in my care, I felt the need to protect her with everything I have.
Seeing her bounded to a chair like some animal provoked an anger within me that I'd never felt since the Brotherhood. But hearing her tell me she doesn't think I care about her was what broke something within me. This was a feeling I've never felt since Anika. This scared me so much that after the mind-blowing s*x we just had, I turned away from her.
I realized I wanted her more. I didn't want to let he
