Chapter 81 (Commitment)

As he turned and walked into the house, he felt a strange hollowness settle over him. The hug had given him warmth, but it had also left him feeling more isolated than ever.

“Damn it all!” Jeremy cursed under his breath as his fist collided with the wall. The sharp pain barely registered in his mind compared to the whirlwind of problems he faced.

Where was he supposed to start? The Freaks were after him, his uncle was a walking enigma of betrayal, strange cryptic messages haunted him at every turn, his family’s financial ruin loomed like a shadow, and the Dark Horses Guild itself was cracking from within.

Not to mention his tangled relationship with Owen and the impossible mission of ambushing James Detroit.

It felt like his entire life was unraveling faster than he could catch his breath.

Jeremy’s jaw tightened as he tried to gather his thoughts.

“A darker future and a bitter present create the strongest version of oneself,” he remembered, repeating the lesson Owen had drilled int