blake took a deep breath and green replaced the gold in his eyes . she dragged one long nail around his neck . i tried to move into a sitting position , but a pale hand flashed in front of me and shoved me back down . what could we have done to them ? i felt the slow gut-wrench of fear settle over me . many couples would be happy to retire on what they charged for a year 's rent . `` for such a smart woman , sometimes you can be so dense , '' he muttered . 