[SAMANTHA’s Point of View]
“Mom!”
I couldn’t leave. No. I couldn’t leave them.
I glanced back as tears rolled down my face and went running back to my kids. I sobbed as they wrapped their little arms around me and buried their faces on my shoulders.
Trembling, I had never felt so scared like this my whole life. Dominic needed my help, but I couldn’t leave my children. Not like this.
“I could help,” Devon said bravely despite the tears streaming down his face. He was sobbing terribly as he looked into my eyes and then wiped his tears with the back of his hand, trying to suppress his voice from croaking. “I could help, Mom! I want to help him!”
“It will be too dangerous if Olivia finds both of you.”
Devon did something that blew my mind.
