Linda's eyes were sharp, assessing. "Because you're going to marry him. And you need to understand what you're getting into. Carter will push you, test you, try to make you as hard as he is. But underneath all that armor? There's still a boy who wanted to teach fourth grade. If you can reach that part of him…" she paused, "...maybe you can save him from becoming his father."
"I'm not a savior. I'm just trying to survive."
"Survival is the first step, dear. Transformation comes later." Linda stood as Cameron emerged with plates of pasta. "Now let's eat before Cameron's cooking kills us all."
Dinner was easy in a way Maeve hadn't experienced since this whole nightmare began. Cameron told embarrassing stories about Carter as a child, the time he'd tried to sue his elementary school for ser
