Chapter 64

Mason (Menace)

It's hard to watch my daughter fall apart in front of me, and even harder to watch the Keplers try and keep their heads about them as we all gather at the hospital in Birmingham The last time we were all here was when Ransom got shot, and I don't think any of us have forgotten that.

Kelsea looks like a ghost of herself. She's always been my bright, vibrant girl who took after her mom. There's no room she can't light up, but right now her light is gone. It's a reminder of what destruction the world can bring, even when it looks like you've got the world in the palm of your hands.

I'm furious this happened to Nick as he was doing his job. As he was protecting the people of Laurel Springs. It makes me angry someone would come gunning for him because he was trying to protect a boy from a father who's much more like a predator.

"Thank you so much for keeping him." I can hear her saying to Ruby. "Please don't turn the TV on. He doesn't know, and I don't want him to kn