"No." Damien's voice was stern yet calm. Katherine drew her brows together, opening her mouth to protest, but before she could utter another sound, he shook his head. Framing her face with his hands, he looked intently into her eyes so that she could see the sincerity in them. And in a low voice so that only the two of them could hear, he added, "I'm not stopping you because I pity him. I am with you on this. But I'm stopping you before you can't come back from this."
"I have to do this."
"Just breathe for me." He swiped his thumb on her cheek, catching a stray tear that rolled out of her eyes. She sucked in a breath once, twice. His eyes darkened when he told her, "After everything you've been through, if you kill them now… Death will be mercy for them."
Katherine's stare bounced between Damien's eyes as she absorbed his words. Then she glanced at Higgins and then Deborah, her rage-filled glare making her eyes ache.
