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The Confrontation of the Damned
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2026-06-14 09:00:00The sound of Damien’s fist connecting with Victor’s jaw echoed through the medical suite like a crack of thunder, and I realized this was the moment the father and son had been racing toward since the beginning.
I lay strapped to the hospital bed, the leather restraints cutting into my wrists and ankles as I twisted against them. The baby kicked hard inside me, six months of life fighting against the terror that gripped every part of my body. I could only watch as Damien st
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