I slept like a lost child in the woods. Every noise I heard set me upright. Every moan or sigh from Ava had me on edge. This wasn’t a way to live.

She was right. I knew that but I couldn’t give her false hope right now. I couldn’t let her believe that I would leave my father alone to deal with this. Levi wasn’t mature enough to make rational decisions, and my father’s head was too far gone. I couldn’t allow them to handle the Capellos alone.

I couldn’t leave this ...