13

“Trauma fucks people up, Lana. Don’t try to reason with why he did it or—”

“There has to be a mistake Maddox would never…”

“I was the one that found the evidence.” He says, standing tall. “Me. I turned him in for it because I couldn’t stomach the thought of him being near you after learning he raped a girl. Took what he wanted with no regard for the consequences. No wonder he was so quiet all the time. If he had opened his mouth more, maybe we would have picked up on his lies.”

None of it makes sense. Maddox raped someone? He killed Jaron… but how could that be possible? The night Jaron supposedly died, Maddox was with me looking at constellations in the sky. We fell asleep on my balcony watching the sunrise.

“Maddox was with me the night Jaron died” I try to reason and Kohen laughs dryly.

“Who says he didn’t do it before? Or when you fell asleep, and he snuck away?”

He shakes his leg from my hold, my hands still outstretched as I try to muddle through the memories Maddox could