All Chapters of After Prison I’m Done Playing Second: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Rosabella's POV"No! Impossible!"Felicia stared in horror at the lucid Don Magnus, her body trembling."Uncle… you… you're not…""Not paralyzed from a stroke?" Don Magnus said, his voice weak but clear. "Are you disappointed?"Felicia's legs gave out, and she collapsed to the floor."Uncle! I didn't want to hurt you! I swear!" She crawled toward his wheelchair, sobbing. "It's a misunderstanding! It's Rosabella! She framed me!""Enough," I said coldly. "Don Magnus's condition was indeed serious. But he regained consciousness shortly after I returned.""We just played along. Let you think he was incapacitated.""We were waiting for you to show your hand."Felicia's eyes widened. "You… you were acting?""Yes," Don Magnus coughed. "For weeks, I've been working with Rosabella, just to see what you would do.""And you didn't disappoint," his voice was full of anger and sorrow. "Poison, forged documents, moving assets…""And hiring a hitman."Felicia's face was ashen."Uncle… I… I was just…"

Rosabella's POVFive years later.Another bullet whizzed past my head.I stayed low behind the rubble, raised my camera, and aimed at the distant firefight.Click.In my lens, a Syrian soldier carried a wounded comrade to safety.This was my third year in this country.For five years, I had traveled to the most dangerous corners of the world.Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, the Congo…I'd been rained on, injured, and nearly killed more times than I could count.But I never regretted it.Every photo was a witness to the truth.Every risk made me stronger."Rosabella! Pulling back!" Marcus yelled.I packed my camera and followed them to the safe zone.Another assignment complete.Three months later, Chicago."Mommy!"An eight-year-old Leo launched himself into my arms.He had grown so much, and his smile was brighter than before."Did you miss me?" I asked, hugging him, my heart full."I did! Every day!" he whispered in my ear. "Daddy said you were out saving the world."I looked over at Reg