CHAPTER 25 SY Hell was waking up to Damon’s classic rock playlist blasting through the speakers. It wasn’t that Sy didn’t like Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird.” He just felt less love for it at freaking five in the morning. But, since he was staying in the twins’ wing of Kristoff’s mansion, he could hardly complain. That had been hours ago, but Sy still felt sleepy as he walked to Kristoff’s study in the late afternoon. Their commander-in-chief and Viking had been at it all night, plotting and planning. Keegan and Morelli’s days were numbered. He felt restless and oddly unsettled. For the past month, he’d woken up to Carmen’s breakfast. Every morning, she greeted him with a smile, brightening up his day. He no longer even questioned it. His favorite pastime had been watching animal docume

