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CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE: THE STORM

Author: Ebunoluwa
last update publish date: 2026-03-16 06:30:19

The rain poured relentlessly from the dark sky.

Thunder roared across the clouds while lightning flashed violently.

The wind howled like a warning.

A storm was coming.

JASON’S POV

The moment I heard what my father said on the phone, everything inside me froze.

Then panic took over.

I grabbed my car keys and rushed downstairs.

Alexa was sitting in the living room when I passed.

“Jason, where are you going?” she asked, standing up quickly. “It’s raining heavily outside.”

I didn’t answer.

I couldn
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