Chapter 21With only a look, Kenna understood that it was time to leave. She rose from her seat and slung her rifle over her back. It looked too large on her, like a character one might expect in a video game. She walked past her dad to the kitchen. Dakota followed her there.
Ken did little in terms of saying goodbye. In fact, she didn’t speak a word to Hope or Dillon. Instead, she bent down and placed her hand on top of the little girl’s head. Addressing her directly, “Don’t cry. The next time someone comes, don’t cry out. You can survive if you don’t make noise. Do you understand?” When the child only looked up at her in confusion and fear, Ken shot a disappointed glance over at Dakota before turning around and heading for the front door. “I’ll be outside.”
“You can’t go, yet,” Hope man
