Lochlan looked unimpressed as he turned to head back to our car. “We need to stay close to the site in the event that anything changes.” “I’m thrilled that you are so effing self-assured and confident that everything will go down exactly as planned, but I’m painfully aware of all the possibilities.” My voice shook with anger and desperation as I laid out all of my fears. “If we fail, if I fail, it likely means my death and that’s something I have to prepare for—I had plans for this week and you can’t just upend those plans. I can still talk to my parents from here, but I needed to be with Ashley this week. This could be my last chance with her and I’m the one that put her in this situation, I need to be there for her. Michael’s being a d**k and not making it easier for Ash, and now she has
