I didn't know if him saying it out loud really made me realize what I have just done, or if I haven't really thought of it the way I should have, cause at that moment my heart dropped.

Did I just join something I knew I wasn't prepared for out of desperation? I swallowed my saliva and took deep breaths, I closed my eyes and reminded myself why I turned to a stranger for help was cause I wanted to protect my children from my family, the irony of this situation.

I opened my eyes and saw Ace looking at me with unreadable eyes, he stood there, just observing me,...