Max looks over at me. “Laura Grace, babe?” “Please don’t. He has a young son who needs him, and I do not want to be the reason he loses him.” I say through tears as Max walks to me and holds me. “Why not strip him of his title and put in the Beta or send Brett to run it till his son is of age. His son can come and learn from you like Lance did. Anything else, I think we have had enough death because of me.” I am pleading now thru sobs. I push away from Max. “Just decide, but I don’t want to know, I am going home I have work to do.” I go back to the Polaris. As I get in, I see Sarah getting in. “Well let’s go.” She says to me. I start it up and look to see Max watching me go as Tanner goes and picks up Henry. I decide not to look back. As

