Page 151 of Savage Throne
“I can’t, Lei.” My heart ached. “I fucking can’t.”
“I promise I’ll win but understand this. If we just run away, he’ll spend his days hunting us down—and honestly, I’m sure he already has things in place on this mountain to stop us from escaping anyway.”
I didn’t want to say it out loud, but I knew Lei was right. Leo had planned all of this years ago. Therefore, he had surely thought of different angles and possibilities for how Lei would react.
Lei sneered. “I kill him tonight and end all of this.”
“Well. . .” I stiffened. “I tried to sneak guns in my gown. I wanted to help.”
A dark chuckle left him.
The trees around us grew denser.
“Leo grabbed them.”
“Of course he did.” Lei brushed his lips against my cheek. “Remember the first time I saw you, when you were in that church long ago praying for my father’s soul?”
“Yes.”
“You had this gun that Uncle Song had given you and I asked if you were a gangster.”
“I told you no.”
“Now what would you say?”
I widened my eyes.
Damn. So much has changed.
Lei chuckled to himself. “My Mountain Mistress tried to sneak guns into asacredbattle. You’re so perfect, and all mine.”
My heart warmed.
He carried us further down the path. “We’re almost there.”
This thrill in my chest rose.
Where is he taking me? And what does he want to say?
His voice broke slightly. “I missed you, Moni. You have no idea.”
“I have a good idea.” I winked. “You’re pussy whipped so. . .you were probably missing me something serious. . .”
He didn’t laugh at my joke.
Instead, his expression turned serious. “I missed you so much that I got on my knees and prayed for your return. I begged God. I. . .sobbed. . .”
Oh shit.
I didn’t even know what to say or how to react. I couldn’t think of any man that had ever prayed for me or even shed a tear.
I swallowed.
The path began to narrow, and the tall trees on both sides began to close in on us, creating a canopy overhead that filtered the moonlight above.
"I was terrified for you, Moni."
My heart tightened at his confession.
