The Secret We Carry

d frozen

rain began to come down lightly on the windows with slow-tappi

eld her

mory, but from the photo that Paul ha

taking his eyes off the man. "Get

d not move.

as the boss Dante was a part of. He went off the gri

sn't. And if he's in town, I ca

ecome clear from the sha

They're not here for Clar

d to Elena

er ground. "Not

ped onto

door before Ka

His voice was too slick. "You look good, Daws

doorway. "Walk away." Paul posi

lk

got my shit left behind. And I thin

then moved to the children

amily man?"

t. "I think you

e said. "

the back of the house. Parents cried out. Mov

then slammed the door

towards the hallway. "Panic room

winging it aside to reveal a steel door

t was quick

e children in.

e grabbed a second gun

o hold th

or him. "You don't ha

"I kept secrets for too long, Elena. I will ma

s pushed her inside. "He's s

gunfire suddenly became visib

ing of love.The panic room was quiet too quiet except

of Paul's children. "Is

showed me. Through

The tunnel was narr

and quitely"

a's mind raced. Who was Domin

he neighbor's shed and

her phon

t from an un

ou think. Ask P

lood turn

was

, the house

over Paul, blood dr

the badge. But the badge n

ezed tightly. "Do

ned. "She begged you to run

s burned w

never told your wife. Never told anyon

ed out a photograph--and

ooked

eath c

to was

teen. Alive

n his memory: "I don't give a shit h

She didn't die. Mira survived,

ion hit Paul

Surv

e had forgotten it. Or tried to forget. But that photogra

ehind everyone and everything he'd ever cared about. And Mira was one o

slowly. When his voice did fin

. I don't know

o yourself all you want, but you kno

them, mingled with the distant gunf

omeone unable to move or feel. Mira had survived? That didn't make sense. How Could sh

l's hesitation. "She doesn't know the truth about your past, about wha

ced. "leave her

tter of time before she finds out. And when she

g in the air,

even though there is the existence of the storm screami

ecause mira want her justice and

his voice taking on a harder,stiffer tone

dark and twisted . "You can't stop her. N

the Pa

re, the confusion, and the noise and confusion happening in the hous

ack to the text messag

a? What was

ned.She wasn't

the truth. Even i