CHAPTER 34

“I want you both to know,” King Carter said as he tossed the expensive shirt he’d been wearing to the ground on one side. “I will absolutely take great pleasure in what I am about to do here.” Russel turned away from his father and stood facing Lola. She’d never seen him look that way before and it frightened her. It was a sadness and… Resignation, she realized. Knowing that made her heart sink. Whatever happened, Russel didn’t think he was going to make it through the fight alive. It was clear in his eyes. She could see it written there like the words in a book. “This will most likely not go our way,” he said. “And if it does…” He leaned in close and whispered directly into her ear. “Run. As fast as you can for as long as you can. Try to get away.” He pulled back but not before giving her one last, passionate kiss. When he broke away there were tears in his eyes. “Survive,” he said. Then he started to push her back and out of the way. She ended up standing on the opposite sid