Ashton stood outside the rundown cabin he once looked down on, his steps heavy. He took a deep breath and walked in, surprising everyone inside. Without a moment's hesitation, he knelt before Nova, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Nova, I'm sorry. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?"

He wasn't sure who was backing the Blair family, but the sight of his father's livid expression had instilled a strange fear in him.

He recalled the scene from yesterday, his father, his face a ...