Chapter 57

• "Why didn’t you tell me, Cole?" Funmi’s voice echoed in my mind, sharp and raw. The question had haunted me for hours, each repetition pulling me deeper into the abyss I’d created.
• I sat at the edge of my bed, my phone clenched in my hand, staring at the message Funmi had received. Her eyes had been wide with panic as she read it, her breath shallow. I couldn’t shake the way her hands trembled, the way her trust had shattered, piece by piece.
• The photo. The message. Whoever was behind this was watching us. Watching me.