Kassie POV
I put my forehead to his and sighed. “You have been at my side for almost two decades. Do you think I would keep you there if I thought you were any of those things you just said?
“Then why Kassie? Why won’t you let me help? Tell me why I deserve to be left behind.” He cried.
I kissed his forehead as I felt a tear slide down my face. I looked him in the eyes and hoped he saw the truth in my words. “You are too precious to me. You are the only good thing I’ve done with my life. You are my weakness. My child. I need to go fight and know that if I don’t make it, I will at least leave one good thing behind in this world. You have a chance at having a happy life. With or without me. Things might go well tomorrow or they might not.” He opened his mouth to counter, but I put a finge
