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Chapter 222 You're Free Now

Kelly wiped her eyes and stepped out of the kitchen, making her way toward the door.

Zev quickly stood and grabbed her arm, shaking his head. "Don't open the door."

Kelly stared at him, confused. It was clearly Gary outside. Why wouldn't he want her to answer?

"Kelly, is Zev in there?" Gary's voice sounded urgent, filled with concern as though something might have happened to Zev.

Zev looked at Kelly, his eyes pleading, silently begging her not to open the door.

Kelly stood there for a long moment, unsure of what to do. Despite not fully understanding his reasons, she trusted her instincts. She grabbed Zev's wrist, pulled him into the bedroom, and shoved him into the closet.

After taking a deep breath to steady herself, Kelly moved quickly. She hid Zev's shoes in the closet, then opened the door.

"Sorry, I was in the kitchen," she murmured quietly.

Gary peered into the living room. "Has Zev ... been here?"

"No." Kelly lied.

you need to tell me.

fists, looking at Gary. "How could he be injured? Didn't you say he retired because of

Oasisvale. He had a client list that Lucas wanted,

Kelly's vision blurred.

known this was

suddenly let her go, almost like

was his ticket to Daniel's favor and his leverage to secure a position in Daniel's armed organization. Oasisvale was a brutal place, where survival

he shot Zev in the heart. By the time we arrived, he had stopped breathing. If Cecil hadn't missed the mark just a little, Zev would've died in

told the whole truth. Zev had survived,

wouldn't have had the courage to

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want me to." Gary shook his head. "Do you know why I insisted you stay in Stoneville? After Zev's vitals stabilized, we brought him back here. He was in critical condition for a long time-he was kept alive, stabilized, and slowly started

born, Zev underwent major surgery. His entire blood supply was replaced... but

toughest person Gary

had once told him that he couldn't

once feared nothing, reckless and convinced his life meant little. He volunteered for peacekeeping missions, thinking his life was

a wife now.

stand any longer. She leaned

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