Daniel.
There was one crucial lesson I had learned during the painful span of those past two years—never trust anything and never trust anyone.
It was a lesson that hadn't come easily. It had been carved into my heart through betrayal, loss, and countless sleepless nights, until it became an unshakable part of who I was.
The innocent part of me that had once believed in promises and sincerity had long since disappeared, replaced by someone who questioned every word and doubted every intention.
That was the only way I had managed to survive.
Right now, standing upon the dusty ground with armed soldiers surrounding us and the very people I had spent the last two years wanting to kill standing directly before me, I simply couldn't bring myself to believe a single word that left the quadruplets' mouths.
Every instinct inside me screamed to reject everything they were saying.
To me, their explanations sounded no different from excuses.
