Chapter 77

Cyrus

When the next day started, I didn’t know just how badly it would have ended.

There was still no news of Eva, and honestly, I was starting to think that Kolton was merely tricking me into staying here for some twisted plan. Did he even have information on Eva? How did I know that he and that rogue bitch could be trusted?

What if Eva was never spotted here and I was just wasting my time?

Confronting Kolton about this would lead to nothing. I only had two options: Getting the fuck out of here or seeing where all this bullshit would end. I couldn’t recall a more tedious time of my life. I felt like I was wasting away in this place. There was so much work to do back home and I was killing time here without the certainty that Eva would be alright.

As a result of my thoughts, I was in a terrible mood. I went to grab breakfast downstairs like I usually did and came across Leonora. The sight of her sickened me, for some reason. I acted like I didn’t see her—she was walking toward me—b