"Then why throw your life away?" Sonia demands, suddenly angry -- definitely angry. Her hands clench and unclench, and she throws one out in a wild gesture of frustration. "Why would you stay here knowing that? You know it can't stay a secret forever, Miles -- you can't stay here!"

Maybe it's just all the tension of late, maybe it's that she's been drinking, but Sonia has to suddenly blink back tears. "I don't think I could stop him if he wanted to kill you, Miles, but I don't think I could bear it, either."