Chapter 111 (A Day to Remember)

"Yeah, it had to," Jeremy echoed, his voice low. "And now you're about to leave me in the cold again, aren’t you?"

For a brief moment, the tension lifted as Owen chuckled lightly, but the sadness remained in his eyes.

"You’re a special breed, Jeremy. Only if you were the one to lead, not Damien," Owen muttered, almost to himself.

"Goodbye, student."

And with that, Owen turned on his heel and disappeared into the night, his figure swallowed by the shadows before Jeremy could even fully process the exchange.

Jeremy stood there for a long moment, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. He fought the surge of emotions that threatened to overwhelm him—anger, sadness, betrayal. He had been left behind by the one person he thought he could rely on. Again.

As Owen’s silhouette faded into the distance, Jeremy closed his eyes and heaved a heavy sigh. His heart pounded in his chest, the weight of the unspoken words a