CHAPTER 6
Timeline: 25 Days Until 18
“Micah was in your bathroom.”
Knox’s voice wasn’t a question. It was a fact, dropped heavy and sharp the second I stepped into the kitchen the next morning. He stood by the counter, arms crossed, jaw set so hard the muscle ticked like a countdown. The other four sat around the table—Cole staring daggers at the floor, Jax leaning back shaking his head, Zane watching me with quiet disappointment, Micah staring straight at his hands like he didn’t dare look up.
My shoulders went tight. “How do you know that?”
“I told him not to.” Micah spoke up, quiet but steady. “I told him I went. I told him I didn’t touch her. That’s all.”
“You broke the pact.” Knox didn’t look at him. His eyes stayed locked on mine, dark and burning, like he was searching for som
