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The Price of Control

Author: DELEPU
last update publish date: 2026-01-10 21:46:50

At ten at night, Daniel sat alone in his study.

Dim lights. Whiskey in hand—third glass, but it didn't make anything easier.

Laptop open in front of him, but screen blank. Documents spread on the desk, but unread.

What filled Daniel's head were only two voices.

Junior and Alina.

"Papa is mean! Junior hates Papa!"

"Five years I was there for Junior. You? You left."

Daniel took a swig of whiskey, feeling the burn in his throat but it didn't help numb the pain in his chest.

He knew—at a deep level
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Roxanna Abernathy
How is her father supposed to talk to her when the husband took her phone away.
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Janet Dauth
Where is the justice, and retribution for Alina, and Junior? Daniel and his mother, and ex wife are despicable evil monsters who don’t deserve all the power they weld over the less fortunate people.
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