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Chapter 29 - Declan

Author: Laura J. Quinn
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-09-19 10:14:11

The chill cuts through my coat as I step out of the car, my breath misting in the air. Seven weeks. It's been seven weeks since that bullet tore through me, since the sirens and chaos. I pull my collar tighter around my neck and glance up at the Metropolitan Detention Center, a cold, gray monolith against the dreary sky.

I clutch the envelope containing photos of Tori, a lump forming in my throat. She's all that matters now. The ache in my chest isn't just from the healing gunshot wounds; it's the weight of betrayal, of lost love. Molly, my wife, had been rushed to another hospital that day, her life hanging by a thread. Three bullets were fired from Red’s gun and she still survived. She clung on to life for our daughter, she said. For a chance at forgiveness and a family reunited.

A bitter laugh escapes me. Forgiveness? That's as likely as a warm day in this frigid hell.

I remember telling Molly about my father, how he died at the hands of someone he trusted—an old friend turned unde
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