Monday, May 7th, 9:17 PM
Elise stared at Mako, never having had someone willingly say those words to her.
"Help me?" she said with a laugh through aching eyes. "How in the world do you plan on doing that?"
She watched the cogs inside his head turn.
"I don't know, exactly," he said. "But I do know that you need to be free of this horrible situation.
Elise paused for a moment; Mako's sentiment and genuine good nature seized control of her. She buried her face in his chest once more. The embrace allowed her to feel free, even for just a few seconds. She had dreamed of being taken away from her life as Dmitri's playtoy, but the reality of that dream had never been so close.
"Well," Mako said above her ear. "I suppose the obvious question is how do we derail a criminal empire that likely
