9:06 A.M., December 24
Eternity
Liam couldn’t die; he couldn’t. However, the fact was that was exactly what was happening. It wasn’t fair. He wanted to cry, but his body didn’t seem to work very well. He flailed with one hand, grasping but finding nothing. Pain erupted and slithered away almost at once.
Without warning, someone’s strong hand grabbed him and yanked him to his feet, then away from the chairs. Liam gasped when he looked into Race’s face. As another explosion and flashes of bright light blasted through the concourse, Race pulled Liam to his chest, shielding Liam with his body and turning him away from the destruction.
Liam wasn’t sure how, but when he looked up, they’d moved away, farther down the main concourse, or maybe to another portion of the airport altogether, and b
