Ch 25 - Satan

HUGH’S (GENERAL MONTGOMERY) POV

When I woke up and found her gone, I tried to convince myself that she was out for a run, except my daughter would never run outside.

She was gone.

She was gone, and I had to learn to deal with it because there was absolutely nothing I could do. She needed this, and I had to let her go. I don’t know if I’ll ever see her again, even though I pray to God that I do. She’s the only one I have left, besides Pixie that is, who is like a daughter I earned without asking for her.

Pixie – there’s someone else I’ve had to avoid. I packed a bag and moved to base because I knew very well that Pixie and Cyrus would pick up that Shay is gone, and I couldn’t even begin to explain where she went, and why she left.

Hell, not even I know where she went, even though I had a suspicion of where she might’ve gone.

I missed her so much! I may not have been the best father to her, but not having her around made me realize just how sane she kept me. I avoided home because we’d