Shadows of Forgiveness

n, bracing herself for the confrontation to come. Her parents, Edward

h. "There's something I need to tell you both." She recounted

rned you about getting inv

d herself. "Xavier and I...we have

asped sharply. "You kept a chil

after what Xavier did,

le. "That man broke your heart and abandoned you. Now he d

ather. All he wa

orbid you from seeing him again.

er burgeoning hopes for the future were even heavier. She would not back down so easily this time. Oliv

ing we've sacrificed for you, this is how you rep

y and status, Olivia. As soon as he's bored, he'll

their lack of faith. Xavier has changed - c

empt. End this foolishness at once, or don't bother coming back. You'r

hoking back tears. I'm still the same

in. But this time, her will was steel - she would not be controlled by anyone's rules but her own. Across town, Xavier preside

've gone soft, chasing some broad i

nal life is none of your concern

e cracks with you preoccupied. Maybe it's time for new ma

g dissent. I built this syndicate f

like their little princess mixed up in our world again. M

ons. Before blood could be spilled, Xavier growled, enou

h Olivia's love his sole salvation through the gathering storm., As the meeting dissolved, Enzo sneered at Xavie

you want, but know you'll be leaving

ou're no leader - just a punk who forgot w

ne could react, each hitting their mark. Enzo crumpled with a hole in his ch

these hands - any man who thinks he can just take what's mine had

ge mixed within - he had one shot to put the past behind and seize his future. Olivia and their daughter depended on it. O

MERAIDER SHOOTS LIEUTENANT. Olivia stumbled back in h

sweet face grounded her purpose - she could not drag her child into danger. Yet the m

t within the man, her love still lived on. Come morning, Olivia rose knowing only one path - she must look in Xavier's eyes and hear his side, for better or worse. Her daugh

Xavier's ragged voice carr

His shirt hung open, bloody bandages visible un

n clawing at his voice. "My men have turned, the cop

comfort him as she once did. Her fingers twitched to heal his wounds as

her daughter. "You promised things would be different," she heard herself repl

eserve your trust. But I'm telling the truth - I'll fi

t of her pulse, warring with the