Chapter 37

✧ADAM MEADOWS✧

“Hihintayin mo munang lumabas mismo sa bibig ni Jake na s’ya ang mastermind sa likod ng nangyari sa pamilya mo bago mo s’ya tapusin? Gano’n ba?” Uncle Win asked. May disappointment sa tono niya.

Ako rin. Disappointed din ako sa sarili ko dahil kung tutuusin ay puwede ko na siyang tapusin anomang oras lalo na at nakakasama ko na siya sa araw-araw simula nang maging driver niya ako.

I’d labored over my revenge plan for more than a decade, moving and manipulating every piece until I had them where I wanted them. Always play the long game.

But even I had to admit I’d gotten . . . distracted these past few months. Jazzlene had swept into my life like a sunrise after dark, awakening creatures within my soul that I thought had died a long time ago: guilt. Conscience. Remorse. Making me question whether the ends justified the means.

Around her, my thirst for vengeance slaked, and I almost—almost—gave it up. Nagsimula ‘yon noong nagbigay sa ‘kin ng suhestyon si Uncle Win na