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?”

man laughed warmly, scooping him up. “You can have

lit up with pure

begun healing, accepting his new

led to hope.

shared a knowing look,

“What if he comes looking for

been watching too

if?”

my eyes on the road, smiling slightly. “Then I’ll face it.”

from wrong, I won’t hesitate to protect

enough to become a young man of principle and purpose, I’ll celebrate his success as genuinely

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255