each blow vibrating through the steel and into our

e as she clutched it. "Ethan, please! They're tr

"For God's sake, Sophia! I told you, I'm busy! This is exactly the kind of d

Sophia, my voice raw. "They're here! The same men,

rything. And I remember you calling me, pulling me away. If you hadn't, Chloe wouldn't have

Ethan! She was m

and Sophia clearly can't stand! You think I don

e was truly lost. Reb

g to kill us, Ethan!

, "it's on your head, Ava. You're the one who always has

hun

ute refusal to believe, to ca

dawning horror that had nothing to do with the

, unable

ll blames us?" Her voic

d. A new sound joined it – a hi

lock," I breathed, my gaze

cry, a thin,

othed, rocking him, though

? Last time, he'd seen the blood. He'd seen Sophia's lifeless body, Leo's mangled legs. Had

d your wife are

ost us everything once. It was a

re was a moment of tense silenc

s on the door v