HIRAM'S POV:

Hearing about my father's passing has left me devastated. I cannot even open my mouth to speak because a part of me wants to believe it is a joke. My mother's trembling voice on the phone and the way she cried broke me. I cannot even imagine what Hera and Hana will do when they return from that stupid camp.

Mother wants me home, but I cannot leave here-not now, when it is still fresh. My father was the only person close to understanding me. He promised he wouldn't die, and he did. ...