Nora
After they let the boys hose them down out back and a change of clothes, they spent time together as a family.
Well, minus Gabe and Kate who excused themselves for the evening.
It felt good to be home. Phoenix stretched out on the floor while everyone rested their heads against him. Alex read bedtime story after story until Evander fell asleep.
Orion was still quiet, but that may just be who he turned out to be.
“We got him, O,” Nora promised. “Your daddy got him and he’s never going to come back for you. He won’t ever hurt you again.”
He smiled into her arm around his shoulders. Those red eyes could tell stories, but she hoped they would be forgotten eventually. That he would heal.
Perhaps over time.
He put his hand to her temple. Nora looked over at A
