Endurance

Jamie and Louie

Grief and fear are a destructive combination.
Together, they can make even the perfect man act irrationally.

Jamie

I failed to protect my family.
I won’t fail again.
I know she’ll end up hating me.
But it’s the price I’m willing to pay.
I can’t lose another person I love.
Especially not her.

Louie

Maura has become a shell of the woman I love.
Jameson is spiraling and I’m helpless to stop it.
They need me to stay strong for them.
I’m trying.
But the temptation to spiral right alongside Jameson is hard to resist.

*This is a 2.5 novella that retells events that transpired in Endure the Pain from Jamie's and Louie's POVs. Please do not read this unless you've read Endure the Pain first as it contains spoilers and will be hard to understand.