War

When King, Niko, and Mason come back into the barn with Alyssa, her eyes are red and puffy—like she's been crying for hours, not minutes. 

Logan stirs the second he sees her. 

I feel him clawing toward the surface, raw and frantic, like he thinks he can actually do something helpful. Like seeing her like this is enough to break whatever self-control he thinks he has left. 

It was bad enough watching King carry her out mid-panic attack. 

But ...