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Chapter 15: The Unraveling Threads

Author: Frank J.P
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-06 04:07:28

The hospital waiting room felt cold and endless. Time dragged as Eva sat in a hard plastic chair, Ari asleep in her arms, her small fingers gripping Eva’s blouse. Marcus Kane paced the hallway like a caged animal, while Detective Reyes stood quietly nearby, keeping watch and offering silent support.

Eva’s burner phone now nearly dead rested beside her. Updates had stopped hours ago. The adrenaline was gone, replaced with a gnawing dread that coiled in her stomach like a nest of snakes.

Finally, the double doors pushed open. Gideon Blackwell, Lucian’s ever-composed legal counsel, stepped out. His usually pristine appearance was unkempt, tie loosened, hair mussed, and his eyes betrayed an exhaustion too deep for words.

“He’s stable,” Gideon said hoarsely, voice cracking under the weight of the night. “The bullet passed clean through. No vital organs hit. He’s very lucky.”

The collective exhale that followed felt like a dam breaking. Eva’s shoulders sagged with relief, and she looked dow
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