“f*****g stop, Reid!” I shrieked, throwing his hands off my shoulders one final time. I pushed him out of my way, and he finally receded, but he followed me closely. He was so close I could feel his body heat radiating off of him.
Beck attempted to stop me, too, and Reid spoke just one stern word. “Don’t.”
I was grateful that Reid insisted on being so close, because the closer I came to Shaun’s mangled body, the more I regretted it. I wanted to reach down and at least close his eyes, although I knew it would mean nothing, but I couldn’t.
I was no stranger to death and gore—I had seen plenty, but Shaun struck a much different chord. He was just a human who got caught up with some s**t he didn’t know any better about. He was tempted with the promise of eternal life. He was running from h
