~LUCAS~
"Absolutely not," I reply firmly, cutting off my wife's plan to stay and fight alongside the men.
All the other women were retreating, prioritizing safety for themselves and the children. She needed to do the same—she was pregnant, for crying out loud!
I've let her down before, and I refused to repeat those mistakes now.
"You can't just give me orders, Lucas," she fires back. "I'm staying here to fight with you. My father is the one who caused all this chaos, and I need to be present. If things go sideways, I can help persuade him to back off."
Freya was well aware that her father never listened to anyone, not even his own children. He acted according to his whims, indifferent to how his decisions impacted those around him.
"You've never been able to change his mind," I r
