CHAPTER 072: What Was In It?

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It's been over six months since the hostage situation with Caleb and Shantelle, and I feel like my life has finally hit a reset button. It’s funny how innocent Shantelle looked in court when the guilty verdict came in. You’d think she was the one who got stabbed. For a second—one stupid, fleeting second—I almost felt sorry for her. But then I remembered. I remembered Damon, bound to a chair. I remembered him bleeding, barely conscious. She had it coming. At least Caleb had the decency to look like exactly what he was—a monster. Not some misunderstood damsel who made a ‘mistake.’ No. He sat there, stiff-backed and dead-eyed, a man who knew his life was over. It had been satisfying to watch. They’re both incarcerated. Locked away in the cold, gray cells they deserve. I should feel

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