In separate rooms, three men sat awake.
Alone now atop his bed, Ren was hugging his knees and bowing his head over them, all the while blaming himself and his weakness for the pain his friend was now going through.
Kade was on a chair by his room’s window, staring out at what he could see of the sky, which was only now becoming brighter.
He did not cry because he was not one for tears, but neither was he one for just sitting still.
What he really wanted was for the day to start so he could go back to the construction site and work his body to exhaustion.
That was the only thing he could think of doing to release all the heavy and painful rage that was just swirling around in his chest, unable to find an outlet.
Last but not least, Rhys was sitting at his desk, making phone calls t
