Had this been anyone else, had I been anyone else, I probably would have lost it on him. Pack logistics were foreign to him, as was kindness of any sort. He hadn’t been taught hierarchy either, apparently, which made his confusion both frustrating and painful to witness. Watching him break, as if anything I could say would give him solace, set my teeth on edge.
As soon as the thought crossed my mind, I knew I had to do everything I could to save my little brother. Austin was the kind of monster parents warned their children about, but Valik wasn’t him, and he’d endured enough already. He deserved more than a life lived in fear, more than the torment Austin had forced upon him.
Ignacio? Hernando? What do you think? I asked the spirits in my head.
Both raised their brows at me, uncertaint
