Chapter 216
- "I'll be careful as I can be, sweetie," Aden said, kissing the top of her head. He closed his eyes and inhaled her scent. "This is battle; I can't promise complete safety."
- "Just make sure that you come back." Beth sniffled. "I couldn't bear to lose you the way I lost my parents."
- "How did they die? We never did talk about it." Aden was curious now. All he knew was that they were dead but nothing more beyond that.