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Chapter 121

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[Addison]

Breathe.

I need to remember how to breathe.

"It was just an engine backfiring," a member of my security detail announces. Slowly they released me from the tight huddle they had made around my body as a human shield. As Charley stands, I notice her Kevlar vest visible around the edges of her dress shirt and I'm grateful knowing that none of my guards were actually in serious danger.

"Have you stopped them at the intersection?" One of my guards speaks quietly into their earpiece. "Are their identities confirmed? Yes. Okay, let them go." He then turns to inform me that it was "Just a delivery car."

My heart is racing. I'm glad that Livy wasn't here to see and hear this panic. She has been seeing a therapist twice a week to deal with the trauma from the day she was attacked. She saw me almost die and watched her favorite babysitter killed in front of her. She may never recover--just like I have never recovered from seeing my own parents die.

Can I live like this? Should I take
VictoryAnne Vice

Get ready to see another side of the Westside Thorns. They aren't just a gang, they are part of a multi-tiered empire tightly connected within layers of corporate espionage and street violence. Both the Thorns and the Devils are tied to CEO family dynasties and have been around for as long as the families themselves had power. Hunter holds guilt in his heart because the Thorns had been dissolved but he had brought them back after falling into some bad situations, making his family a target for DeBrassy and his Devils. Poor Hunter. He doesn't realize that the truth is much deeper than that... If you are enjoying the story, consider giving it a gem or two in appreciation. :) Thank you for your support. More story coming soon.

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