A hundred-minute drive to San Jose and only a few basic amenities within a short walk. A place where we’d be anonymous, where I could get a minute to breathe and think about what was next for me. For us.
There was more than just me to worry about here. She was everything to me. Protecting her was my priority. She was also my weakness.
Anyone who wanted to hurt me might do it by hurting her. No f*****g way. The very notion made my blood begin to boil. I had to be safe so I could make her safe.
I was getting us fake identities so we could be completely off-grid for a bit.
We were not officially on the lam, but I had a bug-out bag accessible for us and the rest of the clan if things went wrong, if Uncle’s enemies wanted to move in or if Uncle’s friends figured out the truth and decided t
