Despite my snide remarks, I had no interest in getting together with Grace or keeping any relationship with her. It irked me that I couldn't consider the option of killing her and Jane due to the consequences.
With her betrayal, our ship had long sailed or at least it should have, till she threw out bait and I found myself unable to resist biting.
Though I might have sniffed out Grace and Jane, that still didn't change the fight that I was out on the open field being preyed on by enemies in the woods.
Grace's information for me might be false and misleading or a last-ditch effort to poison a helpless man, but it might also be the hook that would pull me out of danger.
"Alright, I promise I won't harm your child"
"I'm going to need better than that."
"Don't tell me you want a signed document."
"That would be better but I doubt you'll agree to. How about something simpler, something we can do over the call."
"Which is"
"Swear on your mother's grave"
