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CHAPTER 23: THE SACRIFICE

Author: Ike Mercy
last update publish date: 2026-07-12 15:48:04

The bullet was in the air.

Dominic saw it. Lena saw it. Anastasia saw it. And in that frozen moment, Dominic made a choice that took less than a heartbeat and everything else.

He moved into its path.

The impact was devastating. The sound was worse. A wet crack that echoed through the cathedral like a bell announcing someone's death. Dominic's body jerked backward. Blood bloomed across his white shirt like a flower opening in fast-forward.

Anastasia caught him as he fell.

She was screaming. Actu
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