Vs. the urge to kill

Bella jumped through the open door without hesitating, pulling it shut behind her.
	And then she looked up at me with the most trusting expression I had ever seen on a human face, and all my violent plans crumbled.
	It took much, much less than a second for me to see that I could not leave her in the car in order to deal with the four men in the street. What would I tell her, not to watch? Ha! When did she ever do what I asked?