On the way back from a trade mission, nerve pain and sore muscles from horse riding put Dakota in a bad mood. The two men rarely argued, as Terrell would always say he didn’t want to fight. A self-esteem issue, Dakota surmised. Which was why he usually dropped it, rather than kick Terrell while he was down. A fairly innocuous statement from Terrell set off a firestorm inside him, however, and he couldn’t help himself.
“Sometimes I wonder what would’ve happened if we’d stayed together. Through the years.”
Everything would’ve been different. Terrell wouldn’t have worked for Moíra. He wouldn’t be mutated. And Dakota wouldn’t even be the same person. He’d never become a killer to support Ken. And he never would’ve met Gage.
That was the tipping point that brought up a rage inside him. “I wo
