“But I killed her son, Rika. I can’t…kill her…” He falls silent, but he doesn’t need to finish the sentence. I know. Even if his father “quietly disappeared,” Michael wouldn’t lie to her. She’d find out, and she’d be hurt by him. She might even start to fear him. “I’ll do it,” Damon chimes in. Michael nods absently. “I know you will, but I’m not going to let you. You have things to live for now. Don’t put yourself at unnecessary risk.” He sighs, sitting back again. “We can’t slaughter every problem anyway.” No, we can’t. We’re not criminals, and I have to constantly remind myself of that. We
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