The Envelope That Changed Everything

him dizzy. “She can’t take him,” he said. “She can’t come near him.”

“No,” Stark agreed. “She can’t.”

Owen stirred again, murmuring something incoherent. William leaned closer, brushing a thumb gently over his son’s knuckles until his breathing evened out.

“I won’t fail him again,” William said quietly.

Stark studied him for a moment. “Then don’t,” she continue reading …