Not that this way is any better for her, the way he wants to pull her down, undermine everything she stands for and is trying to do.

"No," she says, pulling back sharply. Not enough to leave him, but enough to falter in her steps as she puts distance between them again. Her lips press into a thin line as she tries to figure out what she's doing here. With him. With them. It's like she's been set adrift but the only person offering safety is the one person who isn't safe at all.

"I want everything that you can't give me, too."