`` but you have a handprint on your face , and you 're covered in beer , and i swear to god if anyone touches or looks at you again i wo n't be able to stop myself from ripping into them . '' he murmured as he spread his hand over her belly in a possessive gesture . if this girl wanted to play mind games , i could play them right back . until the pain was concentrated in sore muscles , burning lungs , and bleeding , broken skin . 