~OCEANO~
My hands trembled as I threw clothes and supplies into a canvas bag. I had to leave. I had to get me and the kids the hell out of here. I had to disappear. No one was safe as long as I was around.
"What's going on?" Mel asked, her voice a whisper as she hovered in the doorway.
"Me and the kids have to leave," I said, tossing in a few more shirts. "Now."
Her eyes searched mine. "Where you going to go?"
With a shrug, I admitted, "I don't know.
But we can't stay here."
The room was a flurry of movement as we gathered what we could. Mel helped pack, her eyes never leaving mine, the unspoken question hanging in the air.
"Why?" she finally asked.
I took a deep breath, the weight of the truth heavy on my chest. "Cruise aims to kill me. And I'm not putting you or your dads's life
