Chapter 1. The weight of a name

- Any draft where Riko wasn't killed?

- No.

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Kayleigh finds herself trapped in a birdcage by the Moriyamas. Her time's running out. She's a loose end, and her son, a potential pawn.

She can't bear the burden of leaving Kevin to the cayotes, her last choice being David Wymack. His father.

But Kevin alone, wasn't her last worry, as his friend --Riko-- is to face the same future. And what kind of a mother would she be to leave a child like him in The Nest.