He stared at the wall in silence, unsure if he deserved to answer her questions without sorting out the problem with Anna and Ace first.

He didn't want to betray Ace, but he had zero willpower in him to resist Hope entirely.

And he felt stupid for it.

"Harley?" Hope asked as she got onto her elbows and glanced down at him getting him to sigh out.

"I'd love to." He said through a rusty throat. "but I can't say anything until we fix the situation with Anna and ...