Chapter 124. Only the Beginning

DYLAN

I imagine the Ridley house tonight to be loud, shocking, and all kinds of bad.

The news about me being with Olivia has surely traveled to their dominion as we speak. I know that as much as I also know that the next time they see me, they won’t be calling me Dylan anymore. They’ll be calling me Mr. Dionzon, as I corrected Lyle.

It felt great, to be honest. It was the first time I stood up against them. And it won’t be the last time. I’m sure of it. This is only the beginning. So much more is coming for me… and the Ridleys.

“Tonight was… a lot,” Olivia mentioned as we got stuck in traffic halfway home.

As soon as I heard it, I knew I had to say something.

“You’re right. I didn’t anticipate something like that, too.”

“But how are you? That must have been too hard.”

Olivia laid her hand on my right forearm. It is hard, indeed. I just didn’t want to admit it, but it’s self-destructing. Also, what good will that cause?

“I can han