“Evolution favors the simplest organism, Ronan, and right now we’re the simplest organism.” Ronan made a vow to never be as dull a person, as passionless a person, as dead a person as Declan Lynch. “A fucking single-celled organism is the simplest organism,” Ronan said. “And there are three of us.” Declan looked at him heavily. “As if I don’t think about that every single day.”

