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CHAPTER 553
Persis nodded, her mind racing through a thousand terrifying possibilities despite the lack of panic in Bianca’s tone.“What is it, Bianca? What happened?” she called out again, not waiting for an answer this time.Sudden, frantic energy took over as Persis stepped out of the tub, ignoring the trail of water left on the marble floor.A lightning-fast rinse under the showerhead washed away the lingering bubbles and the lavender scent.Trembling slightly, she grabbed her thick silk bathrobe and tied the sash tightly around her waist. The bathroom door flew open, steam billowing into the bedroom behind her.Bianca was standing right there, her hands clasped tightly to her chest.When Persis glanced down at her, she saw that Bianca’s eyes were wide, shimmering with an intensity that made Persis’s breath hitch.“Bianca, talk to me. What is happening?” Persis demanded, her hands gripping Bianca’s shoulders.“His hand…” Bianca whispered, her voice trembling. “I was reading, Persis. I was ju
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Thomas paused at the foot of the stairs, his hands folded neatly in front of him.“The medical team has been checking his vitals every hour, Miss Persis. He is stable. His breathing is deep, and the doctors say his neurological responses are the strongest they’ve been since the transfer.”Persis let out a long, shuddering breath she hadn’t realized she was holding.“And is he alone?”“No,” Thomas replied, his expression softening slightly. “Miss Bianca is with him. She hasn’t left his side since she arrived. When I checked in a few moments ago, she was sitting by the bed, reading him a book—something about the history of the coast. She said she wanted him to hear a voice that wasn’t clinical.”Persis nodded slowly, her fingers tracing the intricate carvings of the banister.“Bianca was always the heart of this house. She knows he’s still in there somewhere, even if the doctors are just looking at screens.”“Shall I have a tray sent up to your room, Miss? Or perhaps a bath drawn?”“Jus
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The question from the officer hung in the air like a death sentence.For a split second, the ICU suite was deathly silent.“None of them moved,” the lead officer observed, a sardonic grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. “What’s the matter? I thought Griffin blood was thicker than iron bars.”The panic was instantaneous.Adeline, who had just been crying at her brother’s bedside, scrambled backward so quickly she nearly tripped over a medical cart. Her hands flew up in a gesture of frantic surrender.“No! No, you misunderstood!” she stammered, her voice high and thin. “I’m not—I’m not saying I want to go! I was just… thinking of the medical protocol. I have no intention of interfering with the law!”Tina was even faster to distance herself. She stepped away from the bed, her face a mask of cold, sharp terror.“We were just worried about the liability,” she said, her voice trembling but resolute. “As citizens. We wouldn’t dream of standing in the way of a criminal’s transfer. Isn’t
CHAPTER 550
The world did not end with a bang.For the Griffin family, it ended with the sound of a heavy steel bolt sliding into place and the rhythmic, hollow thud of shovels hitting wet earth.Otis did not see the sun as they moved him.He was transported in a windowless van, his wrists and ankles linked by a short, heavy chain. The weight forced him to hunch forward, a posture of submission he had never known.The "alienic" gray of his remaining eye was fixed on the floor of the vehicle.He could feel the vibration of the engine through his boots—a constant, numbing reminder. He was being carried further and further away from the world where his name meant "God."When the van finally stopped, the doors swung open to reveal the towering, concrete throat of Blackwood Maximum Security.The air here didn’t smell like the expensive cologne of his father’s study. It didn't smell like the sterile disinfectant of the precinct.It smelled of scorched metal, old sweat, and hopelessness."Step out, 9921
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Otis Griffin stood when they told him to.The chains around his wrists were tight, cold, unforgiving.Each step toward the center of the courtroom felt wrong, like his body had entered a place it was never meant to occupy.Defendant.He had never used this word before.Kyle watched him walk past.For a second, their eyes met.Kyle didn’t feel fear. He didn’t feel anger either.What he felt was a quiet, unsettling clarity.'This is who he’s always been,' Kyle realized. 'I just refused to see it.'Otis looked away first.Judge Halloway rose.No one spoke. No one shifted. Even the air felt still.“Otis Griffin,” she said, her voice even, controlled. “You have been found guilty on all counts.”Otis’s jaw tightened.'Guilty' was a word used by other people.“Kidnapping. Sexual assault. Attempted murder. Conspiracy. Obstruction of justice. And multiple counts of first-degree murder.”Each charge landed separately. Deliberately.Otis’s thoughts began to fracture.'They’re stacking it,' he to
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No one moved after the agent’s words landed.We’re looking for bodies.Bodies?The sentence seemed to hang in the air, vibrating faintly, as though the courtroom itself hadn’t yet decided whether it was real.No one had expected that there would be bodies in the Griffin home where they lived.Otis was still pinned to the floor.Two bailiffs had his arms wrenched behind his back, metal cuffs biting into his wrists. Another pressed a knee between his shoulder blades, forcing his chest against the cold marble.The position was humiliating and undignified, but what terrified him wasn’t the restraint.It was the silence.Sterling was the first to recover.“Objection!” he barked suddenly, the sound cracking like a whip. “Your Honor, this is highly prejudicial! There has been no formal admission of evidence, no authentication of that device—”“Sit down,” Judge Halloway said sharply.Sterling froze.Her eyes were fixed on him now, not with irritation, but with something colder.Something fina
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