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Chapter 9
Alex’s POV
I was standing in front of the window in the guest living room; where any guest coming here would meet with my father to discuss all matters related to town, it was a huge room filled with long black leather couches. It had two entrances, one from inside the house, and a separate entrance through an outer staircase from the front yard.
My hands were clenched in fists behind my back, my mind running at a blinding speed trying to find a solution that would stop both families from killing each other, without wasting a single innocent life.
I had just received a text message confirming that my uncle and Jacob crossed into Canadian territory without any complications. At least that problem was taken care of, for now.
The gunshots have also stopped firing a while ago. Instead of comforting me, it brought a ton weight of worry inside me.
There was a saying that popped into my head just now, that really described this unfortunate situation
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