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Chapter Twenty Two — After

Author: Maia Ward
last update publish date: 2026-03-08 00:13:25
Elara's POV

They kept us at the hospital for another two hours. Walsh's team processed Richard's arrest in a room down the hall while a different officer took our statements for the third time in as many days. I sat in the chair beside Damien's and answered every question and watched the clock and waited for the feeling that it was actually over to arrive.

It took a while.

Mom came up from the waiting room when the officer finished with us. She had heard enough through Walsh's team to understand
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