Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

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ELODIE

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I stood there in the middle of the room, my stomach churning, an unsettling feeling gnawing at me as I took in everything happening outside. The chaos unfolding before my eyes had the unmistakable scent of disaster, and deep down, I knew we had a hand in this. We were part of the storm that was now beginning to swallow everything in its path.

I didn’t know what was happening or how it started. But I had a feeling that Luke or my late father had something to do with it. these kids‘ issues always had to do with us, one way or the other we had some involvement.

The street was alive with movement, too much movement for comfort. From the windows, I could see the stark differences between two types of men, each poised for something terrible. Marcus’s men were calm, controlled, their movements precise. They carried themselves with the kind of practiced case that only years of training could provide. Their weapons weren’t just tools; they were extensions of their bodies. These men were soldiers in the

truest sense.

Then, there were Luke’s men. They were rougher around the edges, less polished in their movements, but no less dangerous. Their eyes were sharp, scanning every corner, every shadow. There was a rawness to them, an edge of desperation. These men didn’t hesitate. The streets they walked weren’t the ones of training or discipline. They lived by a different code, the kind of code where hesitation meant death.

I felt a wave of nausea sweep over me. I didn’t want to be part of this. But I couldn’t turn away either. The girl in my arms, small, innocent, shifted slightly, her soft breathing a stark contrast to the tension outside. I hugged her closer, holding onto her warmth like a lifeline. The reality of our situation was starting to settle in, and I had no idea how much longer I could sit idly by.

Grabbing my phone, I dialled Luke, knowing full well the conversation I was about to have would be anything but,

easy.

is not the time,” Luke’s voice came through the phone, tense, clipped.

it stacked him in the face. I wasn’t in the mood for his usual

to say, I shot back, my voice firm, despite

silence on the other end. I knew he was thinking. Processing. Probably realizing that when I spoke like this, it wasn’t a request, it

out there with our men. I am not sitting in this house waiting for things to implode. That’s not

almost palpable. “Ellie, this isn’t the same anymore. You haven’t been in

bitterly, the sound echoing in the empty room. “Has the criminal underworld changed, too? Or is it still the same vicious cycle?” My words cut through the

again. “Ellie, you are a grandmother now. Maybe it’s time to focus on your family. Leave

me. As if that was some

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but that doesn’t make me any less dangerous. I’m not going to cower in this house, Luke. I’m going

silence, thick and loaded with the weight of his unspoken thoughts. I could almost hear him gritting his teeth on the other

father’s daughter, Luke,” 1 added, my voice lowering, steely with resolve.

for him to talk me down. His frustration was evident, but there was no changing my mind. If he wanted me to be something I wasn’t, he should’ve raised

behind, leaving them all behind, just like my father had left me