She feared he would leave her like Nathaniel York did.
Ethan Herd gently patted Scarlett Glenn's back and said softly, "Don't worry, I cherish my life more than anyone, and I want to stay by your side forever. Every time I think that if someday I'm gone, some other man will stand by your side, I get wildly jealous, I cannot bear to leave, I cherish my life immensely."
Scarlett Glenn looked up and kissed Ethan on the lips.
She whispered, "Then never leave me, always be with me, love me, protect me..."
Ethan deepened the kiss, "Forever."
...
At dawn, Scarlett Glenn opened her eyes, not knowing when she had fallen asleep last night.
Looking at the sunlight outside the window, Scarlett felt as if last night had really been a dream.
She wanted to deceive herself, but... she knew it was real, a bloody reality, that last night had been stained with red.
