Chapter 48

✧ADAM MEADOWS✧

THE anger surging through me was almost unbearable as Rogel drove us to Aunt Cassandra's house. I could feel it deep in my bones, my entire body trembling with rage. Right now, I felt like I could explode at any moment.

"Are you absolutely sure about this?" Rogel asked, his voice steady yet laced with concern. He's no longer working at the Crystal Empire; he resigned and now he's here with me. There's no need for him to stay there, especially now that we know who the real mastermind is.

I nodded, my clenched fist tightening under my chin as my elbow rested against the car window beside me. "I've waited years for this, Rogel. Years of studying and preparing for my revenge. Damn it. If I had known the person behind my family's disappearance was within reach, I would have acted long ago."

Rogel was silent, his eyes on the road, but I could feel his support and worry. He had been with me through every step of this journey, and he understood the weight of what I was about to