~ HUNTER’s POV ~
“Come with me. We’ll make our own happily ever after happen,” I said reassuringly.
Maia didn't respond immediately. She just stared at me, with wide eyes and her mouth dropping to the ground.
“What…?” her little voice croaked.
“Come on,” I pressed. “We can do this. We can run away together,”
“What do you mean run away?” she shook her head at me, looking unconvinced. “Like how and where…? And what?”
The idea actually left my mouth before my brain could fully process it. I didn’t come here with a grand plan of some sort. I didn’t even realize I was gonna be in this position today. When I came to Italy to find Maia, I thought we were just gonna talk. I thought we would hash out things from our past and I could get the closure I needed to move on. But i
