All Chapters of Broken Wings : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter Ten: Solid Evidence

The clock read 2:47 a.m., but Reyes hadn’t looked at it in hours. The station was quiet now, most of the lights dimmed. Just the hum of the vending machine, the occasional radio chatter, and the scratch of his pen.Four manila folders lay open across his desk like a broken deck of cards:• Eric “Riko” Perez – Talent Manager at Red Velvet. Squeaky clean on paper—too clean for someone pulling strings behind the scenes.• Oswald “Ozzy” Navarro – The enforcer. History of violence, known to vanish when things get hot.• Luis Vargas – The watcher. Always near the VIP section, always listening. Never touches, never talks—but nothing escapes him.• Emilio “Milo” Santos – The coordinator. Oversees security operations, filters who gets access.“Talent manager?” Reyes muttered, tapping his pen against the notepad. “More like a handler.”His eyes scanned the same pages for the third time, hunting for cracks in the façade.Riko funneled his income through Dusktide Holdings—a shell corp that “owned

Last Updated : 2025-06-17

Chapter Eleven: ‏ Watching

The abandoned Shadowland Amusement Park looked like a forgotten skeleton under the moonlight—its rusted rollercoaster tracks curled into the sky like broken ribs, and the ticket booth stood half-collapsed near the gates. Weeds cracked through the asphalt of the empty parking lot, reclaiming the space in crooked green veins. Officer Tyler Beckett gripped the steering wheel of his hatchback, heart hammering as he stared at the lone vehicle parked under a broken lamppost—a black SUV with tinted windows, engine idling like it was holding its breath. He checked his watch. 1:13 AM. He was already late. Muttering a curse, Beckett shoved open the door and stepped out, the wind tugging at his jacket. He crossed the lot quickly, gravel crunching beneath his boots, and opened the passenger door without knocking. Luis Vargas sat in the driver’s seat, face partially lit by the dashboard glow. He didn’t look at Beckett as the door shut behind him. “You made me wait,” Luis said—tone mild but

Last Updated : 2025-06-23

Chapter Twelve: Buried in Ash

A few hours earlier.The sky was still black, but dawn teased at the edges. Fog clung to the ground like a secret. The barn’s floodlights cast long shadows over cracked dirt and rusting fences.A black van idled beside the farmhouse. The engine purred low. Tinted windows. No plates.Inside the barn, girls stood in a silent line—hoods over their heads, hands zip-tied in front. Some trembled. Most were quiet. Trained into obedience or broken into it.No one noticed when one of the girls let her wristband slip to the ground, then stepped on it to hide it.Riko lit a cigarette, pacing in front of them. Calm. Cold. In control.Milo stood at the house doors, radio clipped to his shoulder, watching the road.Ozzy was in the back, checking each girl—rough hands, blank face.Riko, quietly: “No crying. No noise. Anyone pisses themselves, you ride in the trunk.”He exhaled smoke through his nose, watching it curl into the cold air.Riko, to Milo: “That route you checked—it clean?”Milo, without

Last Updated : 2025-06-29

Chapter Thirteen: Not Alone.

The room was dim, lit only by the amber flicker of a streetlamp outside the window. A fan hummed weakly in the corner. Raven lay curled beneath a threadbare blanket on the couch, one arm draped over her eyes, her breath steady in sleep.The door slammed.She jolted upright, heart pounding against her ribs—confused, disoriented.Riko stood in the doorway, chest heaving, soaked in rain and rage. His jacket hit the floor like a warning. Boots stomped across the room.“Riko—?” Her voice was groggy, thick with sleep. “What… you came back?”He didn’t answer.His hand yanked the blanket off her, exposing the tank top and shorts she wore to sleep. She blinked, shielding her eyes as he flipped on the overhead light.“Who the fuck was he?” Riko’s voice was low—dangerous.She stared up at him, confused. “What are you—?”“The guy. At the club. The one you smiled at like he was yours.”Her stomach dropped. “I—I don’t know what you’re talking about. I wasn’t—”“Don’t play dumb with me, Raven.” His

Last Updated : 2025-07-09

Chapter Fourteen: In His Arms.

The office felt colder than usual, like the walls were holding their breath. The door clicked shut behind Luis, a thick envelope in hand, edges crisp and official.He tossed the envelope onto the desk, where it landed with a weight heavier than paper.“Beckett sent it,” Luis muttered. “Said it’s the guy who’s been sniffing around.”Riko didn’t move at first. Just stared at the envelope. Then slowly reached for it, sliding out the file inside.A formal portrait stared back—Detective Inspector Jackson Reyes. Clean-shaven, steel-gray eyes, badge number typed in black below the photo. Another photo: a cropped ID shot. Another—him outside the courthouse in plain clothes. These came from a station database.Riko’s jaw tightened. “This is the guy?”“Yeah,” Luis said. “That’s D.I. Jackson Reyes. Narcotics turned violent crimes. Known for digging when no one wants him to.”“He was posted near the club two nights in a row. Just sitting in his car. Didn’t even try to hide it.” Milo scoffed. “He’

Last Updated : 2025-07-20

Chapter Fifteen: No One But You

Just outside the front door of the Red Velvet, the sidewalk pulsed with soft red light from the club’s neon sign. A few people lingered nearby—drunk patrons laughing too loudly, heels clicking, a car idling at the curb. Music thumped faintly through the walls, but out here, the air was thick with cigarette smoke and tension.Milo stood near the entrance, leaning against the railing, dragging on a cigarette like it owed him something.Footsteps echoed.Milo looked up—and stiffened. His eyes narrowed.Detective Jackson Reyes.He walked with that casual, unbothered stride—hands in the pockets of his jacket, expression unreadable, eyes sharp as razors.“You lost, cop?” Milo asked, voice low and amused, exhaling smoke through his nose.Reyes stopped a few steps away, standing in plain view, right in front of everyone.“Just getting some air,” he said coolly. “And maybe a better look at the kind of rat who crawls behind girls’ backs and calls it business.”Milo’s smirk faded. “You better wa

Last Updated : 2025-07-29

Chapter Sixteen: I Can.

Raven’s eyes snapped open to silence.She lay still, heart pounding, staring at the ceiling as her ears strained for any sign of him—Riko’s boots, the bathroom door, the creak of leather from the couch. Nothing.She shifted slightly, muscles stiff from the night before. The dull sting in her arm reminded her of what came after—the familiar burn where he’d slipped the needle in, like a twisted lullaby.She sat up slowly, letting the sheets fall away from her. For a moment, she just sat there—her skin cold, her chest hollow.Then: Sophie.Her breath caught.She stood fast, unsteady, and padded through the apartment—checking each room like prey checking for a predator.Bathroom: empty. Kitchen: quiet. Living room: undisturbed.She moved to the window and parted the curtain with two fingers. Riko’s car was gone.Her chest loosened just enough for her to breathe again.She rushed back into the bedroom, dropped to her knees, and reached under the mattress. Her fingers closed around the burn

Last Updated : 2025-08-03

Chapter Seventeen: And I Will.

The door slammed open with a violent clang against the wall, making the girls inside flinch.Ozzy stood in the frame, his bulk casting a shadow over the dressing room. His face twisted in irritation, eyes bloodshot, breath sour with smoke and booze. He grabbed at the small figure beside him, shoving her forward with a rough hand.Dollface stumbled inside, her hair a mess, mascara smudged under her eyes. She looked smaller than usual. Broken. Her arms curled around herself, trembling.Ozzy’s voice boomed, gravelly and mean. “Get her ready for tonight. I don’t give a shit how—just make her look decent. She must be up on the stage tonight.”Raven stood frozen, halfway through slipping on her boots. Ivy dropped her lipstick, already moving toward the shaking girl.Ozzy scowled, scanning the room like it offended him. “Fucking cop comes around and suddenly no one knows how to do their job. Always sticking his nose where it don’t belong. Always at the worst time—ruining the mood. Ruins the

Last Updated : 2025-08-13

Chapter Eighteen: System Corruption

The low hum of the station felt sharper that morning—like the city itself was holding its breath. Reyes leaned against the board cluttered with missing persons reports, his eyes fixed on a photo thumbtacked near the center. Cold cases. Forgotten names. But not to him.Morgan sat at his desk nearby, skimming paperwork, tapping a pen rhythmically against the edge of a file. The silence was broken by a brisk knock.Jonas, one of the forensic techs, stepped in, still in his lab coat, a clipboard hugged to his chest. His expression was tense.“Detectives,” he said, clearing his throat. “We pulled some results from the debris at the farmhouse.”Reyes turned immediately. Morgan straightened. “Go on.”Jonas stepped inside, lowering his voice. “We recovered fragments of old mattresses beneath the foundation—charred, degraded, but intact enough in parts. Took a while, but we managed to extract traces of biological material.”Reyes’s brow furrowed. “You get a match?”Jonas nodded. “Several parti

Last Updated : 2025-08-16

Chapter Nineteen: Teach Me How To Flirt

The dressing room was quieter than usual—most of the girls had already gone out front or were still fixing their makeup. Raven lingered near her locker, biting the edge of her thumbnail, eyes darting toward Cherry, who was lounging on the couch and scrolling through her phone in her rhinestone bra and platform boots.“Hey… Cherry?” Raven’s voice was barely above a whisper.Cherry looked up, arching a brow. “What’s up, baby bat?”Raven shifted awkwardly. “Can you… show me how to flirt?”Cherry blinked, then burst into a laugh. “You? Girl, Riko likes you all quiet and soft-spoken. I’m the one he hates—says I’m too damn shameless.” She smirked and tossed her phone aside. “Why would you wanna change that?”Raven hesitated. “It’s not for Riko.”Cherry sat up straighter. “Ooooh?”Raven’s cheeks flushed. “Forget it. Nevermind.”Cherry let out a low whistle. “Didn’t take you for the cheating type, sugar.”Raven’s eyes went wide. “No! I’m not—I wouldn’t—I just…” She leaned in, her voice sudden

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