you assumed i would leave you , and you made the decision to let me go without a fight . she ran her hand down the blankets until she found a very large bulge under them . he told me about tess 's brothers and i did the cowardly thing . then he grabbed the back of her neck , and his grip was anything but gentle . everything he 'd tried to eat for the past few days had tasted like an old piece of harness . he took a deep breath and spoke slowly , as if to a child . 