Chapter 114

" You can't fight this battle alone unless you intend to lose." Ricky said. He was in the kitchen preparing some ribs for himself and Elio, who was lifting a weight on the chair close to the kitchen. With each passing day, Ricky was glad to see his renewed commitment grow even more than ever before. He took everything even more seriously compared to the Elio he used to know. It was that Elio did not care if the whole world around him burned to ashes as long as he was not affected, he would not care. This Elio is very different and he had proved it to Ricky in many ways than one.

Elio had also learned patience and calculated decisions compared to the boy who used to make rash decisions in the past.

They were talking about their next line of actions since Elio had not responded repulsively to the last message from the Vermin Cartel that had shown him Dahlia being hurt. Even though he hated that they were making her go through that and his ol