Chapter 350:


    But his anger only served to confirm what I already knew. The truth had unraveled right before my eyes, and with it, my understanding of everything shattered into jagged pieces.


    A cold chill swept through me, creeping up my spine and spreading across my skin like frost. My body trembled, the realization hitting me so hard it felt as though the very ground beneath my feet was crumbling away. I was left standing on the edge of an abyss, my world spiraling into a darkness that threatened to swallow me whole. My knees buckled, and I teetered on the verge of fainting.


    Just as the weight became unbearable, I heard the sound of footsteps behind me—firm and steady, and then a pair ofrge hands supported me.


    With my eyes still wet, I just managed to turn my head to meet yton’s golden gaze.


    “Makenna, what’s wrong?”


    yton’s voice broke through the haze of my emotions as he gently wiped away the tears clinging to the corners of my eyes, his face etched with concern.


    I tried to speak, but the words were trapped in my throat, suffocated by the weight of everything that had just unraveled. Instead, my voice faltered, and silent sobs took over. My nose twitched, and an overwhelming sense of grief and helplessness made it hard to even draw breath.


    “It’s too dark, too cramped in here, and the air is suffocating,” yton said softly, gripping my hand with a gentle firmness. “Let’s leave this ce first.”


    But my legs felt as though they were made of lead, unmoving, weighted by the need to get answers, to make Connolly admit the truth. I couldn’t just walk away, not when the truth was so close.


    Sensing my hesitation, yton sighed deeply. “Makenna, calm down. Right now, you’re not thinking clearly. Staying here won’t help; it’ll only hurt you more.” His voice carried a note of urgency as he gently but insistently pulled me away from the oppressive atmosphere of the jail.


    The night air greeted me with a cold embrace when we stepped outside. It was sharp against my skin, clearing the fog in my mind, but the rity brought a fresh wave of pain. The pretense, the fragile wall I had been holding up, crumbled. All at once, the floodgates opened, and I broke down.


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    I threw myself into yton’s arms, the tears flowing freely, a torrent of everything I had been holding back.


    yton said nothing. He simply wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close, his hand lightly patting my back in quiet reassurance. His presence was a silent anchor in a storm that seemed too wild to tame.


    After what felt like an eternity, the sobbing subsided, though the ache still lingered in my chest.


    I finally pulled away, only slightly, enough to meet his eyes, which were full of understanding and sympathy. With tenderness, he reached out and wiped the tear stains from my cheeks with his fingers.


    “Makenna, what happened? I’ve never seen you like this,” yton asked softly, his deep gaze searching mine.


    I swallowed hard, my voiceing out in shuddered fragments. “It’s just… I’ve realized now that I don’t have a family at all. The man I’ve called my father for over twenty years—he might be the one who… killed my mother. I… I can’t even begin to ept it.”


    yton’s expression darkened with empathy. He tightened his hold on me, his voice a soothing murmur close to my ear. Yet, no matter how kind his words were, they couldn’t ease the storm still raging inside me.


    His sigh was quiet, almost resigned, as his chin came to rest on the top of my head. “Makenna, you’re not alone. Not anymore. You’ve got me.”


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