POV Jake It wasn’t long since astro left the packhouse to think over our conversation, there was part of me that felt heavy with guilt that I had sent Liberty father away. Then the reasoning side told me I was doing it for her, he had the choice and he did not want to take my word for it, he wanted proof. So I let him go, just how I was going to tell Liberty puzzled me, suffocating me with thoughts on how she was going to take it. I touched my lips still feeling hers on mine, the sweet nectar that was her still lingered making me frustrated. I was lost in my thoughts when the knock came at the door, “Sir”, Milo had said, popping his head around the door. I glanced at him, “Milo”, I said waving him in. I reached for a glass off the desk and filled it with whiskey as I placed the

