FOR HER SAKE
White Dovei saved her life, he chose her over methe night before i knew himhis regret, her name, my freedom
“You’re laundering through her charity, aren’t you? Her name, her memory, all dirty to buy loyalty.”
His silence was confirmation enough.
I felt it then, the burn in my chest, not just anger, but betrayal layered over years of trying to forget we shared blood.
“She believed in you,” I said. “Even when I didn’t.”
Vasquez poured himself another drink, slower this time. “Belief doesn’t build power, Mateo. Fear does. And respect keeps it.”
“No,” I said. “Fear rots it. You just haven’t smelled the decay yet.”
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