324 DID I SAY THAT?

"Tell me where my wife is and I will ask one of my men to take you home safely," Ramon promised. He did so very calmly.

Hearing that, Axcel's eyes turned slightly hopeful. His eyes visibly widened when Ramon finished saying the sweet-sounding promise. "You're going to let me go?"

"Of course," replied Ramon confidently. "I just want to meet my wife. That's all…" Ramon then crouched down so that he was at an eye level with Axcel and could look directly into his eyes.

"That… that…" Axcel stuttered. He was still having a hard time making his choice. If Ramon managed to find Hailee, it would mean he would be in danger when she told this man what he had done to her.

But, if Ramon was going to just let him go and forgive him, maybe he'd have enough time to run away and hide in a place that Ramon couldn't possibly find, waiting for this matter to pass and Hailee and Ramon forget about it.