Lifting her lifeless body from the ground, he saw her cough up blood, the light in her eyes dimming as he gazed at her.

“Take care of him, take care of us,” she whispered weakly as her eyes closed. Max shook his head in disbelief.

“No, Helen, come back to me, no, no, no!” he cried out, shaking her gently.

But he realized that life had left her eyes. Enzo, hearing the commotion, dashed out of the cabin and ran to the front desk, where he found his father. The boy was young, but he understood the concept of death.

He had known his mother for only three years and...