Finally, it was just Killian's brothers and Mallory. Killian walked them to the door, needing to escort them out, needing a moment away from the devastation happening in his own home.
Outside, Kael was putting Mallory in their car, but instead of getting in himself, he came back to where Killian and Dante stood in the driveway.
"What the f**k just happened?" Dante asked, running his hands through his hair. "That wasn't-that wasn't Annie in there. That was someone else wearing Annie's face."
"She's broken. They broke her," Killian said hollowly. "Tommy and Connor. They found the exact thing to break her, and they did it. And now-" His voice cracked. "Now I don't know how to get her back."
"Maybe you're not supposed to," Kael said quietly. "Maybe-maybe this is what she needs ri
