Chapter 61

• The silence in the room was unbearable. Kemi’s phone buzzed again, but this time, she ignored it. Her eyes were locked on mine, her lips pressed tightly together as though she was waiting for me to crack. Funmi stood by my side, her hand still gripping mine, though I could feel her body tremble slightly.
• “Cole…” John’s voice broke through the tension, the familiar tone making my skin crawl. “You don’t know everything, do you?”
• I barely had time to process his words before Kemi spoke up, her voice colder than it had ever been. “John is your brother, Cole. Your half-brother.”