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The un to take on soround was down and the sky was up The stars were bright, the sound of his shoes on the concrete was fa in his throat

He had a while How long, he couldn’t guess A short while, maybe, to stop Caine

And kill Drake Because now, for the first time in his life, Sam wanted to take a life

Drake He was going to kill Drake More than any high-ht of Drake that kept Sa forward Destroy Drake before the morphine wore off and the awful pain returned and left hi and…

Should have done it the first time he’d had the chance

Should have…

The scene appeared around hi, unreal The battle on the steps of town hall Orc and Drake, the ha whip of the true monster

Sam had been busy with Caine He’d barely survived But he could have, should have, destroyed the psychopath Drake then and there Put him down like the rabid animal he was

Reality obbly as Saone to do what? His y

Gone to destroy the mine shaft Her and Edilio

Lana If Lana was in there…If she…

Sam’s step faltered Lana was his only hope Without her, he would not survive She could heal him She could end the pain Renew him

So that he could…

He sagged into a car For a while, he couldn’t kno long, his h, just a waking nightes and always the pain in his belly, the pain of his scarred flesh

Keep , he told himself Which way? The toas ten