Degrees of Hope
““I don't like it,” Lucien said.
“But we cannot let her stay with him,” Martha argued. “He is a monster.”
“Yes,” he agreed. “Which is why I am more worried about you and Hope incurring his wrath. Someone with such an unpredictable temper is dangerous.”
“Which is why we need your help, darling. This has to be done properly, with no trail left for Malcolm to follow. Helping me accomplish that is how you can keep us safe.”
Lucien shook his head in consternation. “Your logic is stran...ge and yet oddly compelling.”
Martha raised her head off his chest and stretched up to kiss him quickly. She knew he would help, not because he agreed with her necessarily, but because he knew that when she had set her mind to something, she would do it, with or without his help.
“It would also be useful to leave a false trail,” Lucien added.MoreLess
“But we cannot let her stay with him,” Martha argued. “He is a monster.”
“Yes,” he agreed. “Which is why I am more worried about you and Hope incurring his wrath. Someone with such an unpredictable temper is dangerous.”
“Which is why we need your help, darling. This has to be done properly, with no trail left for Malcolm to follow. Helping me accomplish that is how you can keep us safe.”
Lucien shook his head in consternation. “Your logic is stran...ge and yet oddly compelling.”
Martha raised her head off his chest and stretched up to kiss him quickly. She knew he would help, not because he agreed with her necessarily, but because he knew that when she had set her mind to something, she would do it, with or without his help.
“It would also be useful to leave a false trail,” Lucien added.MoreLess
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