His heart thumped a bit at her use of the word 'sweetheart'. 

No. He didn't love her anymore.

Did she really think she could fight him? Did she really think she could keep him down any longer?

He laughed. "No."

She stood on trembling feet, holding a bo in front of her. Though her body had a laundry list of injuries, her face steeled in resolve.

It made Galaxy angry. She should be on the ground, begging for mercy. 

"No!" he shouted, a violet arc stretching from his left hand to Shadowbird's shaky body.