Chapter 333

KING Iwipe my sweaty palms on my jeans and try to swallow past the lump in my throat, but it feels like it’s swollen shut. This is the last time I will ever come to this house. And if I can help it, the last time I will ever speak to either of my parents again. I’ve seen my future, and they’re not in it, and I couldn’t be happier about that fact. I press the doorbell and wait, my heart hammering against my ribcage. I’m determined to keep a lid on my rage, say my piece, and leave. That goes straight to hell the moment I see his face. All I see is what he did to Mason. To the boy I loved. The boy I gave up for his approval.I see seventeen-year-old Mason—who was nothing but goodness, light, and kindness—being violated by this piece of shit. I push him full force in the chest, and he staggers back. “You disgusting piece of shit!” I roar, over twenty years of rage and hatred pouring out of me at once. I advance on him, and he retreats down the hallway. Did Mason cower like that? “Why?” I sh