Riley POV

We drove in silence, unable to find any words for what we were feeling. Liam held Jax in his lap, watching him sleep peacefully for god knows how long. He was cursed, and he defied that cursed by saving me. My father laid dead in the car behind me because he also helped to save me.

My eyes caught Liam's every so often and I only found pain between us. He was all I had left and I didn't want to lose anyone else. I needed to protect myself so others stopped dying trying ...