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Chapter 11: Aren't You Afraid I'd Actually Kill Her?

Author: Pink Ink
last update publish date: 2026-08-28 15:09:07

Derek blinked, genuinely caught off guard that Grant had spared a single thought for his wife in the middle of all this.

That's new.

The station wasn't far from the hospital twenty minutes, at most.

Grant strode in, adjusting his cuffs without breaking stride, and crossed the lobby with the kind of presence that made people notice him before he said a word.

An officer approached. "Sir, are you here to file a report, or is this something else?"

Grant planted himself in the center of the room. "I
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