Chapter 93

KALEN

I could take anything he aimed at me. His words held no importance whatsoever. However, the venom that he spat at my mate royally pissed me off.

Maddox held a heavy burden for the things that he had done in the past. He felt like his sins were staining his entire being. He mourned for the lives he took at Calvin’s behest. He mourned for the families that were ripped apart.

Did Maddox do unspeakable things? Yes, he did. Was he responsible for them? Again, yes he was. Were there any extenuating circumstances to also consider since he had been torn apart his entire life and was tortured when he failed to complete whatever the mission was? Yes, I believed so.

It was a clusterfuck. That much was true. However, the fact remained that he hated himself for everything that he had done. Maddox was not beyond the point of redemption and worked towards it each and every day.

I took one of the blades from the cart and dug it into his collarbone. He attempted to keep his composure but failed m