Chapter 48

• “I can’t believe it,” I murmured, staring down at the documents in my hands. The words blurred together, but the weight of the truth began to settle into my bones, chilling me to the core.
• “You don’t have to believe it. You just have to see it,” Cole said, his voice steady but strained. He stood behind me, his hand resting gently on my shoulder, but the distance between us had never felt greater. He didn’t know everything yet—how could he? But I knew now. I knew what Kemi had been doing. The deceit. The lies.
• The trail was there, clear as day, leading me to a place I never thought I’d end up. Kemi had been playing me, all of us, like puppets in some elaborate game. And the worst part? I had been so blind to it. So willing to trust, to believe, to love.