Chapter 51

**Ronan**

The whole day melts into something I haven’t had in years, no gunfire, no meetings, no knives hidden under pillows, just us. Her and me. In my bed. We talk about nothing important, and sometimes we don’t talk at all. I finally get the time to learn about the woman I’ve been curious about for years. Not everything, but the things that really matter. Her thoughts, her values, the way her e