Chapter 227

• My anxiety elevates thirty million times more watching the restlessness of the two most tactical-minded among us. I know his head is in overdrive as he thinks this through, and I squeeze my eyes shut to get my breathing under control. Knowing what he says is fact, they don’t stand a chance as a fractured pack. We took the strongest, and they don’t have any real leadership left.
• I thought we were done fighting, and now, less than a day later, we’ll have to do it all over again. Only this time, my brother is on the other side. We’ll have to side with Juan against everything we feel for the sake of the people and march out there to unify. I can’t believe this is what we’re even contemplating, but I know in my heart that Colton’s right.
• “And when we get there…. can we be sure that Juan won’t mount an offensive against us, even if we’re trying to help?” Radar, who always sees flaws in our plans, points out the discrepancies and questions the angles. I look to Colton with a nod that it could be a very plausible outcome, and we should seriously consider this before we decide. Juan vowed never to let his son take back his power… Juan won’t see us as anything but an enemy if we go home, even if we fight to save them.