Chapter 16

"Jeremiah?" Clark called. He and Blake were standing inside the room just a few feet away from Jeremiah. Scarlett stood behind them in the doorway, her heart pounding in her ears as she stared down at Jack's unmoving body.

"He's gone," Jeremiah said, his voice coming out low like a whisper.

"What?" Blake asked, she looked from Jeremiah to Jack, who was completely still, and his eyes were closed. She had hoped she heard him wrong but with Penelope's cries, she knew that he must have been telling the truth.

"Jack's dead. My son is dead..." Jeremiah broke down in tears, as Blake, Clark, and Scarlett took in the news they just received.

"Oh, my baby boy." Penelope sobbed. Jamie hugged Penelope tightly, looking at Clark, who was now looking at her. They gave each other a look of understanding, Jamie was going to have to be Penelope's rock.