Grace’s Point of View
As Aamon drove us back to his place, I called Xavier. He held the steering wheel with one hand and my hand in the other, a simple but meaningful gesture. To his credit, Xavier answered immediately despite it being late at night.
“You were right, Xavier. For what it’s worth, I chose Rei too. I will stay with the kids tomorrow night,” I said.
A shaky breath on the other line sounded like Xavier had been on edge, waiting to see if I would call him back. I felt terrible that it took as long as it had, but would my answer have been the same if I had responded right away? If I was honest, I don’t know if it would have been initially.
Seeing Lillianna unravel like that before my eyes was something seared into my memory. That, paired with the memory of her covered in blo
