“What? Because all I hear is s**t sandwich after s**t sandwich!” Leigh’s face crumpled into tears, and in an instant, Gael was there. He pulled her against his chest, running a soothing hand down her back. For the first time since meeting them, she didn’t push him away. She accepted the comfort, turning her face into his broad chest and letting her tears soak his shirt.
“We bide our time, and we keep fighting. You don’t quit when the chips are down, not when your life is at stake. We figure out how to keep Bri as strong as we can, and then we go to war against the ODL. On our terms.” Shay straightened, leveling a pleading gaze on Bri. “You deserve better, Bri. Your mom did too.”
Brielle bit her bottom lip and looked up at Kane, as if asking him a question. They communicated silently for
