Varys' words weren't enough. Nothing was enough. Hope imagined what would happen to Vincent and Max if Ethan got his hands on them and bit her lip so hard blood seeped into her mouth.
"Hope, calm down."
Varys' words were as if they were underwater. She could hear them, but they were dull and couldn't break through the wall of panic.
She was going to lose her only family. She was going to lose him in the most horrible way possible, and Ethan would make sure it hurt her. He would delight in it.
"Hope!"
Varys was nose to nose with her now as he folded her in his arms. "Varys?"
"Hope, I don't know where you're going on in your mind, but you need to break out of it, now."
"I can't," she whispered as she pushed at him. She had the strength of a kitten. "I have to save them."
His hold tightened on her. "Them?" it was the dangerous growl of a predator.
"My uncle Vincent, and Max," she whispered.
"Max again," Varys spat. "Why are you worried about him?"
"He helped me," Hope replied. "And he's all my uncle has. I don't want anyone dying because of me, being tortured because of me." She swallowed. "You've looked into Ethan's past. You know what kind of monster he is."
"If I help you-"
at him.
before I saw your desperation," he replied with
your if?" Hope snapped at
one else. I want you as mine, Hope. Promise that, and I'll put my life on the line
held out a
conditions, just mine." Varys
to my condition, Varys, now," Hope glared at him. After all she was doing, he could at least agree to
life either. If your condition is either of those things, I'm denying you." Varys replied. His dark
you at least listen before you glare at me?" Hope snarled at him. "My condition is that you come back safe, Varys! If you die on me, or let Ethan get hold of you I swear I'll never forgive you and become a
Hope, you need to have more
I do," she replied. "Please, just promise me,
promise me first, Hope. I want to hear
tough, but she was the only one that knew what Ethan was truly capable of. Besides, better for budding feelings to
growl on his lips. If the situation wasn't as tense
be yours and no
he ever looked so grateful or so happy without the cockiness?
his. "I promise I'm going to save
Marriage? "What?" she squeaked.
other, it only makes sense that we're married. But first, I'll take care
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