By the time I finished giving my statement at the police station, dusk had already settled over the city.
I stepped outside and drew in a slow breath of cool evening air. For the first time since my rebirth, the suffocating bitterness lodged in my chest finally began to loosen.
Edmund had been rushed to the hospital in time and was no longer in danger, though he still needed to remain under observation for a few more days.
Marcus personally apologized to me afterward and promised he would pursue legal action against both Derek and Suki to the fullest extent possible.
When I got home, my father was waiting anxiously in the living room. The moment he saw me walk through the door unharmed, the tension in his shoulders eased slightly. Even so, the worry in his eyes had not fully disappeare
