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Chapter 169

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Daphne's POV

The sirens were faint at first, just a low hum in the distance, but they grew louder with every passing second until they wrapped around the little house like a warning bell. My chest felt tight as I stood there, my hand resting in Oliver’s, while Mr. and Mrs. Anderson sat stiffly on the old wooden chairs in Mason’s living room.

When the police finally arrived — three officers in dark uniforms — everything happened quickly. They didn’t need much explanation. The Andersons told their story, and Mason, to my shock, didn’t even try to resist. He raised his trembling hands and nodded when they asked him to stand.

“I deserve this,” he murmured, his voice breaking.

I stared at him as they led him out of the house. For years, I had wondered where I came from, why my life had been stitched together with pain and abandonment. And now the man who had stolen my entire beginning shuffled past me in handcuffs, his head bowed low.

It should have made me feel angry, vengeful even, but
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