around hers.
“It’s over, Mom. Richard and Vanessa are behind bars, the ranch is secured, and Dad’s name is cleared. You’re coming home with me, and nobody is ever going to hurt you again.”
A tear slid down her cheek, but this time, it was met with a gentle smile. After fifteen long years on foreign soil, my hardest mission had finally ended where my life began—protecting the only home that truly mattered.






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