Nothing about tonight is safe.
Lucas looks at me. “We reroute?”
I look at the kids packed into the vehicle.
At the boy bleeding out on the floor.
At the ones already saved.
Then at the road ahead.
“We finish it,” I say.
No hesitation.
No debate.
Lucas nods once.
Decision made.
Olivia
I don’t realizeI’ve fallen asleep—
Until I wake up again.
This time, it’s quieter.
Softer.
The pain is still there.
But it’s dulled.
Manageable.
The first thing I feel—
Is him.
Russ.
His hand still wrapped around mine.
Like he never moved.
Like he never even thought about it.
My eyes shift to him.
He’s watching me.
Of course he is.
“You don’t sleep?” I murmur.
His mouth twitches slightly. “Not much.”
