"Then we end this tonight," Damon said.
I nodded once and lifted Kate against my chest, turning for the door. "She stays. Get the doctor, have him look her over."
A hand closed around my forearm and stopped the words in my throat.
Weak, and yet no longer weak.
Kate's fingers gripped me, struggling just enough to tell me to set her down. I eased her to her feet and steadied her as she swayed, jaw locked, chin lifting in stubborn defiance to meet my eyes.
"I'm going. Don't make my decisions for me." Every word was deliberate. "That's the man who stole years of my life with his lies, years I should have lived awake. I want to watch him caught. When it happens, I want to be standing there."
I looked to Damon. Damon looked to Darius. Darius studied her for a long handful of seconds. And t
