Alba felt a chill running down his spine, and his legs were shaking as he stared into Saul's determined glare.

He turned toward his daughter Megan and saw that she had miraculously regained consciousness.

"Dad... Help me... Please..."

All she could do was sob, unable to move.

Her hoarse pleas were like sledgehammers, bludgeoning Alba on the chest.

"Let me go!" he snapped right then, having made up his mind.

What was his dignity worth when it came to saving his daughter?

would not

why Saul was stopping Alba from

glowered as he barked, "You're

would he not know what Alba was planning, when he could see how

intended to contact Frank and beg him to save

family would be thoroughly humiliated for

if Frank did save Megan, Governor Quill would have a reason to appoint

it did not matter if Frank was actually scheming to become the governor. Governor Quill would note Frank's achievement if he saved Megan, and Saul's birthright to that

foot down-he would not allow Alba

Megan... my daughter! Your niece! She's going to die! Are you just going to let those bugs eat her alive, just to enforce

was a brief flicker of guilt on Saul's face upon

in Megan's sacrifice. As her uncle, I

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