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And that was the reason why I hated the press the most. Because the right to know about it belonged to Mika's family to the rest of the people who cared. Because I knew your image could be going viral out there. And that this was not fair to everything she represented to us. Mikaela was more than just a woman who was brutally killed. And she deserved to have had respect. But there weren't any. I felt disgusted.

"I was talking to them at the time of the broadcast," I told Colton, and due to the lack of surprise in his reaction, I noticed that he also already knew about that fact. I sighed. "And I didn't think they were showing that to the world. If I knew, I would never answer. I would never have given them the chance to show that they had a power over me that I didn't even know. And they took advantage of the cue I gave. And I was weak, Colton. I finally understood what they meant about killing all my fears, to become strong. Because I was weak when I saw you and Mikaela. I let you se