Chapter 26

“What do you have in mind?” Aaron asked as he studied Keyah. There was something brewing at the back of her mind.

She was staring into the distance, her eyes shining.

He couldn’t help smiling as he studied her profile. Although he had resisted telling her about what he’d been through, once he had begun, the words had flowed easily. And now, he felt as if the deadweight that had been hanging around his neck had finally been shed. Suddenly, his breathing felt easier. Keyah was an excellent listener. He didn’t think he would have been able to open up the same way had it been anybody but Keyah.

She didn’t pity him. He marveled over it. How did she know he wouldn’t have been able to handle her feeling sorry for him?

“Confronting your mom’s minions will only make them more determined. That’s what she wants, isn’t it? She wants you to fight them; she wants you declared a hazard to the community. Nah, that’s not the right way to go about it.”

Aaron banged the back of head against the headrest