Chapter 101: Sarkon's Love

An apology—that was what the trip was all about. He wanted to do something for her, but he had no ideas. Sanders, as usual, was bad at such things. A candlelit dinner by the sea and a walk by the beach was what he suggested. Sarkon wanted to punch him in the face. He'd done all that with Maria. Then, it dawned on him that all those dinners and evening walks that he made sure she would come home to… Were they just because he wanted her to feel like she had a family? Or were they for him to be alone with her? The thought of going home to her made him feel like he could live through anything—bullets, stabs, poison, punches—even going against his conscience to survive in the bloodthirsty world his selfish father had thrown him in. Yes… He could make it through all as long as she was with him. What would he do without her? He decided to be upfront about it and ask what she would like to have instead. But then, she started talking about t