Protect and Serve
"I wanted it to be over so badly that I would have sacrificed an entire family just so that I wouldn't have to hurt anymore. They had two kids. Only a monster would think of something like that."
"Shamira, you're not Superman! I've never heard of anyone suffering what you did, much less surviving. When people get tortured, they make a deal with God or the Devil or whoever they need to make the pain stop. It's how it works."
"But --"
Shane had been listening to the entire conversation from the balcony. He kissed Alessandra's hand and then leaped to the ground below. "But what?" he asked, his voice unable to remain calm, compassion slipping from his tongue. "Clara is right. You saved four peop