Chapter Twenty-Three
Riley saw Lorcan and Orla charge into the house. Noah cried again, darting over to hug his uncle. Riley wanted to gather his son into his arms and take all of his fear away, but instead, he could only stand still, looking at his lifeless body and the people panicking around him. He regretted causing the look on Lorcan’s face. Lorcan was like his brother. The only family he and Noah had. Riley wanted to help, wanted to stir and give them some signal so that they would stop worrying.
He wasn’t blown up when the ancient man had exploded at Fossey Way. Riley hope he didn’t actually kill the guy. He had looked like a ghost, so Riley assumed he was already dead. He couldn’t kill a dead man, could he? Then Mya took him and Noah home. Riley had only had a few cuts and bruise
