“What do you want?” Everly asked defensively, stepping in front of Hope protectively.
Hope wasn’t afraid of the man, but she understood Everly’s posture. She was protecting Hope from further harm. She would never be able to hold off an attack on her own and they didn’t know what this man wanted.
“I thought I would walk you to work this morning,” Alexander said, nodding his hat toward Hope and gesturing toward the city with his hand. He held his arm out to Everly. She eyed him suspiciously and looked at his arm with distaste.
“Walk us to work?” she asked, her brows lowered in confusion. The girls walked to work together. No one walked them to work, it was an inane concept. No one had time to waste walking another person to work.
“Yes, that’s right. Might I escort you to your job this m
