You're not the first Elite Ops agent to fall in love and you won't be the last," Ian informed him (Nik). "I've watched four of you fall so far, and I'll be here to watch your commander go down fighting as well. Protecting your woman isn't your problem; it's protecting your heart.
A spiritual law that few recognize is that our confession rules us. It is what we confess with our lips that really dominates our inner being.