From the moment Heaven pushed herself into a standing position, the fear she had for her child outweighed everything else. The explosion that knocked her off her feet hadn’t tossed her far, and she hadn’t hit the floor hard, but the thought of being injured enough to lose her baby sent her into panic mode.
So did seeing Dylan order an attack on Layne. As her Keeper battled one kinetic, and then three more, she worried about his safety. He was powerful, she had no doubt, but she’d witnessed him almost die once before. She couldn’t bear the thought of living through that again.
Dylan’s attention shifted from Layne to Heaven. He stalked toward her like a mountain lion approaching its prey. She searched the room for a place to escape, but the battle happening around her didn’t leave her many
