Troy chuckled. “You really think surrendering yourself is going to make all of this disappear?” Troy hissed, his voice devoid of any warmth.

Jared’s expression hardened.

“No.” He replied, casting a glance at Brandon, who was glaring at him with pure hatred, before looking back down at the phone screen. “I think it gives you what you’ve wanted from the beginning. Me.”

A heavy, suffocating silence stretched over the line. 

For several seconds, the only sound in the room was ...