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“We failed hiet this close Whatever the cost, even if he hates us… She needs to die” Her nails dug into the seat

“If he does kill us, at least we knoe’ve had a nice run,” Ithe car

“I’m not ready to die”

Whoever really was? I thought “If anyone had told me it would be Ethan that would fall over a wo”

“Maybe that’s e didn’t see it co back down “Because he was so s him like he was Superht in like a goddamn virus”

“The sooner we get rid of her, the better”

Ethan would overcome this If not, maybe it really was left for the second son I couldn’t tell her that, though

She loved Wyatt and Dona But Ethan, as her first—her faith in hireatness, even if it killed her I loved Ethan, but I couldn’t let him destroy the whole faave his life to make sure the family survived

I gripped the steering wheel in annoyance, pain, and anger “He’s stupidly going to fight to protect her, isn’t he?”

She didn’t answer

Closing ain, Mel I knee had oneit to be with our goddamn son”

“You knohat they say, die a hero or live long enough to become a villain,” she muttered from behind me

“We started off villains, so maybe we’ll end up heroes,” I tried to joke

But she closed her eyes “No one is going to win in this war, Liam”

Yeah, I had the sa