Chapter 19
Reaction
“What? No!”
Despite Keelor’s protests, Atty took the baby from her and settled the infant into her carrier.
“Atty, you’re going to get yourself killed! And the baby, too!”
Atty halted to face her sister. “I don’t expect you to understand, Kee. Yulen is my life. He is my reason for living.”
“But why take Mistelle with you? She’ll only weigh you down!” Keelor wrung her hands in frustration and looked to Paxton to help back her. “This is crazy talk! Warren, tell her she’s going to get of them both killed!”
Something in Keelor’s voice made Atty pause. Turning, she glanced at her sister, then at her second to find them exchanging glances. An undercurrent of emotion flowed between them, and when realization hit her, it struck like a club to the side of her head. But in
