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Can we just skip that part and run away?
"Excuse me?" My brain halted as two words jammed up my gears. She was betrothed, and multiple people wanted me dead.
"I'm so sorry, Emmet. I didn't mean to drag you into the insanity that is my life." She scooted to the end of the bed. "It wasn't supposed to happen."
I scrubbed my face with my hand. "How about you start from the beginning?"
Her gaze darted up to mine, a suspicious light in them. "How did you know I'd fly over the park when I did?"
"I didn't." When she didn't respond or stop glaring at me, I expanded. "I usually go to the park after work, but I got finished early tonight. I didn't know what to do with my extra time, so I decided to go early. At no point did I know you'd be there. Actually, I didn't know you existed."
Ripley
