OPAL

When Bruce comes home bleeding after the fight with the rogues, it makes me so worried that I feel I can't breathe.

He's sitting on the edge of the bed while I'm dabbing antiseptic on all his open wounds, and he doesn't flinch once. I'm being careful so I don't end up hurting him.

"Do you think he'll deliver the message?"

"I have no doubt about that," Bruce answers. "Unless he dies on the way."

I shake my head. "I don't understand what they want. Why are they doing this? What are they ...