Maxwell
It had been days since my last crash out, and I was exhausted.
I had been trying to hold myself together and come up with a solution, something that could help me sabotage my parents' condition. But my mind was empty. No ideas, no plans. Just a constant headache and frustration eating away at me.
The worst part was that I couldn't talk to anyone about it. I didn't trust anyone enough to open my mouth. One wrong word, one careless confession, and it could be used against me. That fear kept me silent.
Amelia and I had been cordial lately. Still, I stayed cautious around her. I didn't trust that she wasn't feeding Declan information about my life. I watched my words carefully whenever she was around.
We had just finished a meeting with a client at a restaurant and were now sittin
