LEENA
I dig the heels of my palms into my eyes when I hear the words that leave William's mouth. He’s still alive.
“Is my Mom safe?” I ask. That's the first thing that comes to my mind. If he’s alive, he'll hurt her. That's if he hasn't done that already.
William sighs. “We don’t know yet, she’s on the run.”
“Oh god.”
“She’s going to be fine,” he says, rubbing my thigh. “My men are going to find her.”
“Then what?” I ask. “What comes after they’ve found her?”
“What do you want?”
I sigh. “I want to have her close.”
“You want her here?” he asks.
“That wouldn’t be bad, but I was thinking I could go back to Philadelphia.”
“You’re not going back there,” he states.
I nod, not despising that alternative in the slightest. “Alright.”
William kisses my forehead and then stands from the
