No.
I can’t think of it, I’ll go crazy like this. But I don’t know what else to do. I’ve never felt so powerless in my life before. All this time, everything I’ve done, it’s to keep Teddy safe. So that he could have the life I never did.
But what if my choices have put his life at risk?
I’m married to Nero now. A Barretti. Which means Teddy is linked to him too, whether he knows about it or not. And if the Kovaks were willing to hurt me to send a message to Nero, they wouldn’t hesitate to strike at Teddy, either.
I did this. I put him in danger.
Just as I’m spiraling even deeper into despair, someone saunters down the hall. My breath catches in my throat as Teddy walks into the room. Perfectly unharmed, in jeans and a wrinkled T-shirt, with a paper coffee cup in his hand.
“Woah.” He looks around, taking in our panicked faces. “Who died?”
With a sob, I launch myself into his arms.