“Huck,” Keyon breathed the name. He wondered if that would be the last word that ever came out of his mouth. If it were, he would be okay with that.

“It’s okay, Keyon.” Huck tried to comfort him. The words brought him back to the moment in his hotel when he told him he loved him. Keyon had thought nothing was scarier than that, but he was wrong. Seeing Huck about to be killed was way more frightening.

“You’re smarter than I gave you credit for, Keyon,” Olivia ...