“What happened, Fenn? The last night you and Emery were together?” Hayden’s hesitant tone filled him with regret. He didn’t want her to feel like she couldn’t talk about this with him.
“Abrams struggled with Lewis. Lewis didn’t want to kill us.” He dared not shut his eyes.
I will not let these memories drown me.
I will not let these memories drown me.“Abrams was choking me. Emery ran for the door like I’d told him to. I remember seeing him vanish into the darkness outside.” Free. His brother had gotten away. It was the only solace he’d had in the darkest moment of his life.
“I was blacking out, and I remember the gunshot. Lewis put a bullet in Abrams and I fell down the stairs when he dropped me. I cracked the back of my head open a little.” He took one of her hands and guided it to a
