Chapter 25 - Gage
The room seemed to spin around Gage as he sat across from Cora, her last few words hanging in the space between them. His body felt numb and tingly, and his own pulse roared steadily in his temples. He kept his hands clasped tightly in his lap, hoping that would keep them from trembling.
He felt empty, and after a moment, he realized why. For his entire life, his anger had been an empowering tool, a weapon he could reach for in any situation, as ever-present as the guns he always had strapped to him whenever he left the house. He'd never made friends easily, but his temper was his most reliable companion.
Except now that he turned to his rage for support and guidance, he found it had deserted him. Hurt and betrayal stood in its place.
He asked himself if these outrage
