Chapter 78. Under Surgery

Jeremy’s POV

Pain. I had been friends with it all my life, yet, it felt like I hadn’t known real emotional pain until I heard those words from her—Teyana admitting she was Zayne’s.

It was more than the kiss she told me about. It was about her acceptance. And Zayne…that bastard. He knew how much she meant to me. He saw through me.

Now, I wasn’t only worried about losing my arm’s function. My mind traveled fast to the night Dante hit me hard on my arm with that hammer-like thing. All because I beat Zayne up for killing Max.

Zayne might have killed Maxton by accident, but the truth remained—he did it. He took a life. I’d only given him what he deserved. I had punched him repeatedly in his neck, he had had to go under surgery. He covered the scar with a knife tattoo afterwards. It was a symbol—covering something that reminded him of his weakness with intimidating art to prove something. Weak bastard.

I ended up being punished for it, and Dante made s