Chapter 19

Six months later, Nathan was gone – bled out in that parking lot. Claire was serving life for first–degree murder.

Lucy and I stood outside a private adoption agency, watching through the window as a small ceremony unfolded

inside.

Cooper was meeting his new parents – a kind–faced couple who couldn’t stop smiling.

The little boy looked up at his new father hesitantly. “Daddy, can I have a hug?”

can have

face lit up with

already begun

tragedy that led

I shared a knowing look, both exhaling deeply.

home, Lucy frowned. “What if he comes looking for revenge someday?”

“You’ve been watching too many

if?” she pressed.

road, smiling slightly. “Then I’ll face

up unable to distinguish right from wrong, I won’t hesitate to protect myself. Life has taught

become a young man of principle and purpose, I’ll celebrate his

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