he’s perfectly comfortable in his environment means that Molly has done a better job than most atprotecting him from the realities of the world around him. In this case, that is both a blessing and acurse.
Neither of them knows, but my sole purpose in coming to the motel was to separate them forever.Theo should be more afraid of me than anyone in the world, and yet, he’s making faces and giggling athis own reflection. I shake my head, the corner of my mouth turning up in amusement despite myefforts to hide it.
“I think we should take you back to your mom, bud,” I say, easing him away from the elevatorbuttons by grabbing the collar of his shirt and pulling him slowly backward. He resists for a secondbefore giving in to my authority.
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