JAMES’ POV

There were a lot of things that my mom didn’t know.

And now, because of this mess, because of one small crack that had turned into a full-blown disaster, she was going to find out everything.

I sat there in silence for a few seconds longer than necessary, my eyes fixed on the floor as my mind raced, trying to find a way out, trying to find words that wouldn’t destroy everything I had worked for. How could I tell her the truth without sounding like a complete fraud? How could I admit that the formula everyone praised me for wasn’t entirely mine? That the foundation of it...