Chapter 115

Cyrus

I stopped in front of the door to the shitty apartment.

I knew somebody had to be inside because the baby was crying. I could hear it. They didn’t leave him alone, though. They never would have.

By now, Kolton was dead.

When Brock stopped me from making the biggest mistake of my life, I’d backed away but not without giving it much thought. He guaranteed me that he would kill Kolton as he should have years ago—the way he said it was a confirmation of everything. Our whole story. The reason why Nox left. Why things turned out the way they did.

Nox had been right. It was all Brock’s fault.

I wasn’t sure how to feel about that for a while. Now, I was sure that I didn’t hold it against him. It happened a long time ago, and maybe I was too grateful for everything he did for me to judge him for something he clearly regretted doing.

Maybe I always knew that Nox was right. Deep down, I’d suspected it. But Brock had always been a solid figure in my life, even more than my parents we