"I wish I didn't have to regret every day dragging the wrong girl into this story." Draco spoke instantly, and she can feel all the ardor of his afflictions. "I've already hurt too many women, I didn't want to hurt you too. I promised to save you from ties with my family and I thought I had succeeded, at least until last night when you decided to undo my efforts by kissing me. I see the way you look at me, I feel what you feel from the words you say to me. All of this scares me. I had to destroy your dreams, but you ran away and I couldn't let you wander in the dark alone. Anything could have happened to you! I followed you to make sure you wouldn't come back home with another bloody leg and then you kissed me again. I don't know how to tell you anymore, miss. You have to stop, whatever you think you feel for me isn't real and it isn't healthy."