Chapter 52

TESSA MERCER.

"Dead." Was all he said and the room fell into a deafening silence. I didn't know how to process that, and neither did I know the right questions to ask.

He shifted, changing positions, "I killed him... after I found you," he swallowed hard, his eyes refusing to meet mine like all he saw was the pain, "it was quicker than I wanted. He deserved to suffer for what he did."

I sighed, st