It has been 2 years since George left home and since then he has not maintained contact with his parents and has been living under the care of Nate. So when Nate calls the Fox’s telling them that George is in the hospital after having used drugs.. And when Ava arrives and sees Debora( Rebeca’s daughter) who says that she is in love with his son, all the wounds and fears of the past they surface.
“She was so much like her mother, her beauty available to her like a weapon and if I was honest, that’s what frightened me. Rebecca had cursed my life, she had once had Mason in the palm of her hand, and to watch that happen again was like physical torture.”
Greg informs Mason that the drugs George has taken come from an unscrupulous gang, that he infiltrated their ranks but has been discovered and has now a mark in his back, that he will dead at the end of the week, Mason breaks down.
“I just wanted us to be happy, Ava. That’s all I ever wanted.”“I know, Mason. And we are. You’re my life. You gave me a life that I love, that I fucking breathe for. Your love feeds me and keeps me living, baby. I’m nothing without you.”“Don’t let me kill you too, baby. Promise me Ava, promise me you won’t ever die and leave me.”“You know I can never promise that Mason, but I can promise that I’ll do whatever it takes to stay here with you.”
At the end of book Mason’s worst fears will come true.
Just when I was starting to get my hopes up, Kade and his wife Grace are thinking of going to Portugal to live with the Fox’s.
“Kade came to visit.””A little birdie tells me he’s been looking at hospitals for nursing jobs in Portugal.”“Mason, I’m not condoning it. If anything I’m all for encouraging it. Like it or not, Kade means a lot to Ava . . . to you too and if that works for you all, then that’s all that matters.”“And Grace; how is she about it all?”“As I told Ava, so are you and her, and once the fire hits the belly, friends or not, the body will push out the doubts.”
Seeing how ended this book, to read the next one I will need an entire package of Kleenex and a bottle of wine. The worst battle is yet to come for Ava Little Warrior and Mason Glorious Bastard.
LONG LIVE THE FOXS.