Chapter 73

• "You don't understand, do you, Cole?" Kemi's voice cut through the silence of the room, sharp and calculated, like a blade being slowly drawn across skin. "All of this... every last bit of it, is your fault."
• I stared at her, unable to process what she was saying. I felt like I was drowning, my mind filled with the weight of her words, each one sinking me deeper into a pit I couldn’t climb out of.
• "You think you can just tear everything apart and walk away unscathed?" Kemi's lips curled into a bitter smile as she stepped closer, her heels clicking against the floor with an unnerving rhythm. "But no. I’m not going to let you. Not this time."