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“So then, theoretically, this vial is closer to whatyouhad. Super-concentrated. We’ll have more than enough. We just need to make sure the dose I get is extremely small. Start from there.”
“No, Luna. Just, no.” I’m not going to play a part in killing her.
“Huff, it’s not your choice.”
But it is. It’s my choice whether or not to give it to her. “Why do you even want this? You’ll be pursued the rest of your life. You might even become illegal soon.”
“Why doyouwant it, Huff? Because you said if there was a cure, you weren’t sure you’d take it.”
“Well…well…because it’s better than going back to who I was.”
“And maybe I’ll feel the same,” she argues.
“You’re successful, ambitious, brave, and beautiful. You’re nothing like I was.” I instantly recoil. I do think she’s all those things, but I don’t want her getting the wrong impression. IloveRiver. I always will. It means absolutely nothing if I find Luna incredibly attractive.
I exhale slowly. “Luna, you don’t understand. I was…weak and afraid, and no one respected me. I didn’t even respect myself. And the moment I tried to stand up for someone I loved, someone was there to knock me down. I don’t want to return to being that guy everyone shits on. I can do good being like this.”
“So why wouldn’t I want the same, Huff?”
“Because it comes with a steep price. Look at where River is. Look at what Kyle did to my parents and to you.”
She plants her hands on her waist and whooshes out a breath. “Fine. Fine. I get it.” She nods. “But if you really mean what you say and want to help others, then changing me is your only choice. It’s the right thing to do.” She grabs my hand. “You can’t do it alone. No matter how strong or fast, you’re stronger with a partner. And who are you going to trust to be that person? Morris?”
“He’s dead.”
“Exactly. Because he was a crazy, murderous fiend. But you know I’m not, Huff. I believe in you, and I can be trusted.”
Can she? Because this shit changes people. Well, maybe not Morris. He was still the same crazy bastard when he died. But I changed. Some might even argue the drug changed Kyle, too. He saw “precious” and wanted it for himself.
Luna adds, “This is the only way to rescue River. I can put on a nurse’s uniform and zip into the hospital—somewhere they’re not watching. Kyle’s men won’t be looking for me. I can find River and get her out.”
Fuck. I hate that her plan makes so much sense. “But if I inject you, and you die?”
“Then I die doing exactly what I wanted—putting my ass on the line to fight for what’s right. It’s why I became a no-holds-barred journalist.”
I don’t want to do this, but I’m out of options unless I go charging into the hospital alone, hoping I find River and then hoping we don’t get shot.
“You do understand you might end up looking like a bodybuilder, right?” I ask Luna.
Her eyes light up. “As long as I keep my big tits.”
Interesting wish. “Fine. I’ll give you the formula, but please swear you won’t haunt me if you die.”
“I’ll only be your constant shadow if I live.” She holds up her palm. “Swear on my life.”
“Very funny,” I say dryly.
I have to do the unthinkable and lift a few syringes from a local pharmacy. I didn’t want to risk being seen, so I got in and out and back to Luna.
We’re sitting in my beachside cabin on the porch overlooking the ocean. There’s a little rattan love seat and a coffee table made from driftwood. The sun is about to come up, and the wind is warm, blowing across the stretch of white sand, pushing a row of palm trees to one side. It looks like they’re dancing, bending in unison, then springing upright again.
Luna is quiet for once, and though I don’t know her well, I can sense the uneasiness in her.
“You’re sure about this?” I ask, holding the needle in one hand and an alcohol pad in the other.
She stares out at the ocean. “It’s weird, Huff, but I know everything’s going to be fine.”
“How?”
