Without Him

Hello!

Here is a little prequel set in the world of The Only Thing That Ever Made Sense. It’s not a happy story, but it does pave the way for how Beto and Aiden get to where they are in the book. Happy (or not so happy) reading!

“I leave tomorrow.”

How can three words drop his stomach so hard, steal all the air from his lungs so fast that Beto struggles not to gasp in breath? The sounds of the base, even the backdrop of the desert behind them falls away, until there is only him and ...