Chapter 42

• The silence that followed Kelvin’s outburst was suffocating. It wrapped around me like an invisible chain, heavy and binding. The weight of two destinies pulled at me from opposite ends—one marred by betrayal and false promises, and the other cloaked in vengeance, sacrifice, and undeniable loyalty.
• Mike stood there, his shirt soaked in blood, his eyes pleading as if the years of pain he’d caused could be washed away by a single moment of truth. “Rachael, don’t let him turn you against me. I came here for you, not for a fight.”
• Kelvin scoffed beside me, storm-gray eyes blazing. “You’ve always come for her, Mike. Don’t twist this.”