116 Hi, I'm Mia

"What else do you know?" Daley looked at me intently. "Who told you about my recruitment? Was it Frade?"

"Tell me, are you going to kill Frade?" I stared at him.

"Tell me, if you had to choose again, would you choose Frade or me?" He asked.

"Why do you care so much about that answer?"

"Because I love you." His voice softened, "I risked my life to bring back women who had been trafficked to pudding, and I have broken my rules over and over again because of you. I even went to Cartier headquarters to have a custom wedding ring made for you. I wanted to surprise you. But you hurt me."

"I never meant to hurt you." I lowered my head in shame.

“I want to give you the best of everything in the world,” Daley said, pulling a beautiful ring box from his pocket. He opened it to reveal a large sapphire ring. “I just want you to be happy.”

"No, Daley," I said quickly, in case he was about to kneel down and propose. "I'm afraid I can't bear the weight of your love."