“Captain?” said Nova. He paused. “What would you think if . . . if a villain happened to fall in love with your son?” He stared at her, a twitch at the corner of his mouth, though he fought to remain serious. “To be honest, I’m not sure there are such things as villains anymore.” He shrugged. “Maybe there never really were.” He walked away, returning to his family. Adrian was watching them, an arm around Max, a question in his eye. Nova smiled, hoping that Hugh was right. Maybe there were no villains. But watching Adrian and Max, she knew there were heroes. She was beginning to wonder if she
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