Chapter 13 - Protecting Dela And Little Mia
Early the next morning, Knox arrived at the hospital bearing fresh breakfast pastries and a secured armored transport detail.
Dela and little Mia were preparing for Ruth’s discharge, packing their few modest belongings into a clean canvas bag.
“Where are we going, Mr. Hartley? The doctors said Ruth can return to an assisted facility,” Dela said, looking up as Knox entered.
“She isn't going to any facility, Dela. She is coming home with me to my secure estate in the North Shore,” Knox stated firmly.
“And what about us?” Dela asked, gesturing toward herself and Mia.
“You are coming too. My Chicago properties are no longer safe from the corporate syndicates tracking our movements,” Knox explained.
Dela hesitated, realizing the dangerous gravity of the world Knox inhabited every single day.
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“I don't want to be a burden, Knox,” she said softly, using his first name for the very first time.
“You could never be a burden. You saved my mother’s life when I failed her,” Knox answered, meeting her brown eyes directly.
