Chapter 46. Losing All Hope

Mariah gripped Adam, approached him with trembling hands. She cupped his face gently, her touch a desperate attempt to provide comfort in the face of unfathomable pain. Her voice was soft but resolute as she spoke.

“Adam,” Mariah whispered, her own tears mingling with the rain, “I won’t stop you anymore. I won’t tell you to forget everything. If revenge is what you seek, no one will stand in your way.”

In the depths of his despair, Adam couldn’t ignore the truth any longer. He had seen the damning evidence in the CCTV footage. Ariak, his own flesh and blood, was the architect of this heart-wrenching tragedy.

He had taken everything from him. The world he had known had crumbled entirely.

Mariah’s words held a promise, an acknowledgment of the fire that burned within him, the need for justice and closure. She had been his rock, his solace, but now she recognized the depth of his pain and the resolve that had taken hold of him.

Her heart was heavy, laden w