The praise in that gaze made Alex loquacious.
“Goddess, you know I’d give my life for you in an instant. You know that’s my most dedicate intent. You’re in the most fanatically devout hands imaginable. But I can only perform to the limit of my resources. What if you need IVs? You’re not getting any better yet. If you go into a coma tonight, do you want me to run you out to the nearest hospital?
“What’s the worst that can happen to us there? We are two consenting adults after all. I went away with you perfectly willingly. Nothing says I have to tell anybody where I’m going or why as I explore this big old exciting world. It’s a free country. We haven’t broken a single law I can think of – except for maybe setting up a false identity.”
“That could be enough to put me in prison, if the au
