Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Dominick's car rolled to a stop outside the school, followed shortly by Marissa's.

As the engine's hum died down, Marissa was the first to step out. She barely had a chance to take in the surroundings before she noticed that the person stepping out of Dominick's car wasn't Julian

-it was him. She blinked in surprise, her steps quickening as she approached him.

Dom, what are you doing here?" she asked, catching up just in time. Dominick's stride was long and purposeful, his pace never slowing for her, though she managed to match it

His eyes stayed straight ahead, focused, and she could sense that something was different about him today.

In the past, matters like the kids school life were almost always her responsibility, occasionally Julian's. Dominick had hardly ever been

involved. Today, it was Stella who had called Marissa, urging her to come over quickly Marissa hadn't expected to run into Dominick here.

Her eyes shifted toward the school, relieved to see that the playground was empty. At least for now, there was no immediate sign of trouble.

on others to handle the day-to-day

he couldn't explain, he felt compelled to be here. Maybe it was because he had heard about

he felt the need to be present, to

kept pace with Dominick

the elementary school building. She spoke, "I heard from the principal that this child just transferred from Brightmoor

hurt Sonny, but even Stella got caught up in

Dominick heard that Stella had been hurt while protecting Grayson, his steps slowed, matching Marissa's pace. "Sorry," he muttered quietly his voice low. "I never meant for Stella to get caught up in

in her expression as she placed a

more. The tension in his chest was palpable, his mind focused solely on Grayson now. He wanted to know how badly his son had been hurt, especially after hearing that the injury was on his

louder, Michelle and the teachers from the involved

come in, Michelle said, extending her arm toward them, her voice

humble as could be. They were all thinking the same thing. What else can we do? At a time like this, we have no choice

and even the

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