Chapter 4

I looked at him.

Triston's eyes shimmered with tears, carried a silent plea, and burned with an unyielding will to win.

I suddenly understood.

He was still Triston, the kind of guy who always thought he could have anything he wanted. He thought I'd just be waiting for him if he came back, and that I'd jump for joy the moment he asked.

He never understood why I saved the Schwartz family. He never understood what really mattered to me.

I was just about to speak when a hand suddenly reached out from behind and laid itself gently on my…