For Alex, there would be still some part of her that would never relinquish the blame for what happened. Not to Maddie Franks, not really because she was one of the people who was doing harm to kids, but for the fact that they'd not found the Hochmans despite the body of their housekeeper in her living room with walls that had too much blood on them. And Keith Dabbage with someone else wearing his face because of the Unsound, and whatever had happened to Amalia when she just came back wrong... Those things Alex would always blame herself for.
Especially Amalia.
Alex felt like she was having a hard time breathing right now, honestly though she couldn't say if it was fear or if it was the stench of all of the demons that were surrounding them. Demons and the scent of Warren's cologne that somehow smelled as freshly applied as it had during the day she'd met him and he'd stolen her glasses and wiped her phone.
It was easier for Alex to facedown Warren than the Helvetian, by miles and she was bolstered by the fact that she'd already done it before. It was also easier because these were Richard's fears and if there's one thing that Alex Reagan always attempted to do, it was allay his fears. "It's no one's fault but mine. God knows no one can control my actions, not Nic not Richard and not you. Emotions are good and you're just a stupid bastard who forgot how people worked."
And then with all of the force that her father had taught when she started high school and hadn't grown any more, Alex balled up her fist and punched Warren (or whatever the fuck he was) squarely in the nose.)
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Especially Amalia.
Alex felt like she was having a hard time breathing right now, honestly though she couldn't say if it was fear or if it was the stench of all of the demons that were surrounding them. Demons and the scent of Warren's cologne that somehow smelled as freshly applied as it had during the day she'd met him and he'd stolen her glasses and wiped her phone.
It was easier for Alex to facedown Warren than the Helvetian, by miles and she was bolstered by the fact that she'd already done it before. It was also easier because these were Richard's fears and if there's one thing that Alex Reagan always attempted to do, it was allay his fears. "It's no one's fault but mine. God knows no one can control my actions, not Nic not Richard and not you. Emotions are good and you're just a stupid bastard who forgot how people worked."
And then with all of the force that her father had taught when she started high school and hadn't grown any more, Alex balled up her fist and punched Warren (or whatever the fuck he was) squarely in the nose.)