Escaping The Mafia King

Chapter 37: 37- Chances

Hope stayed quiet and glanced away from him. She wanted to say she was enjoying this, but admitting anything would be a betrayal. She couldn't just forget what he was or who he was so easily. The blood might be washed off, but it still stained her mind.

"Hope?" Varys pointed out across the park where a family of ducks paddled through the water. "I brought some bread, let's go feed the ducks. You still like that, right?" the corners of his lip twitched, and he bit his lip as he searched her face.

"You can't feed them that," Hope scolded as she glanced away from him. Damn him for being hopeful. She didn't need to deal with that.

"Huh?" Vary's eyebrows furrowed. "Why not?"

"You'll hurt the ducks," she replied. She glanced around the park again and noticed a tiny shack across the lake. The feed name was proudly displayed across the side in bold red font. "There, you can get food for them there."

Varys nodded and held out his hand to her. "Let's go then."

Go with him? No, she needed to sit down and let her racing mind come to grips with everything. "I'll just sit here." she gestured to a bench. "I need to rest. It's been awhile since I've been this active. You'll be able to see me from there, and you've got the park guarded. It's not like I'm going anywhere."

"You're not a prisoner, Hope. I'm keeping you safe, damn it."

Hope's eyes skittered away from him again. "I want to believe that," she whispered. "Just, get the food. I'll just wait here."

Varys sighed and rifled through his pockets before pulling out his phone. "Here, I have my men on speed-dial. They're watching you, they're keeping you safe, but if anything happens, use this, let them know. I can't guard against everything, but I swear if anything happens to you I'll burn the world to make it right."

His words lit up a fire inside Hope and she stared at the ground so he couldn't see it climb her cheeks. Who talked like that? Still, despite everything, the fact he wanted to be with her so much was touching. "I'll stay right here, I won't move."

"Do you promise me?"

Hope nodded. "I promise."

just like that, a ray of sunshine was revealed as he grinned at her. "Okay, I'll be back soon." His boyish smile

her gaze to the phone. Hopefully, Varys would forgive her for this, and even more hopefully it wasn't locked to just emergency

the other end. Max's voice. Max's

a coffee

surprise was evident in his voice. "I've been so worried about you, where are you? I'll come get

I didn't call for you to come get me. I just need

bad they are, but you need to tell me where you are so I can keep you safe. I'm not going to have you fucking die because you're being

tell Vincent I'm okay,

it, Hope, I swear if you don't tell me you're going to regret it. I'm going to bend you over my knee and paddle your ass for

Besides, I have someone far worse than you think chasing me. I can't have

you are, Hope," Max interrupted with

the feed shack.

from a park right now. I'm going to come pick you up and lock you away so no one

know him better than I know you," Hope replied. "Just tell Vincent

the other end of the line with a

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