Duchess's Advocate: Reborn For Justice

Duchess's Advocate: Reborn For Justice

Gavin

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The acrid smell of antiseptic and fear hit me first, a phantom scent from a life I' d already lost. I was back, standing under the buzzing fluorescent lights of the 24/7 animal emergency hospital, on the same exhaustion-laden shift I' d worked before. My phone buzzed with a text from Molly, my best friend: "Thanks again for covering, Gabs! You' re a lifesaver. Brian and I owe you one!" Brian. My husband. Molly. My best friend. The names twisted in my gut, bringing back the crushing weight of their betrayal, the public shame, the cold click of a bathroom door. I remembered the screaming, the accusations, and Duchess, the champion show dog, lifeless in her kennel. I remembered Brian' s cold eyes, Molly' s fake concern, and the news of their luxury car business, bought with my life insurance money. They didn' t just ruin my life; they murdered it. But they failed. I was back, at the exact moment my universe began to unravel. This time, I wasn' t the broken woman who ended it all. My name is Gabrielle Fuller, and this time, things would be different.

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The acrid smell of antiseptic and fear hit me first, a phantom scent from a life I' d already lost.

I was back, standing under the buzzing fluorescent lights of the 24/7 animal emergency hospital, on the same exhaustion-laden shift I' d worked before.

My phone buzzed with a text from Molly, my best friend: "Thanks again for covering, Gabs! You' re a lifesaver. Brian and I owe you one!"

Brian. My husband. Molly. My best friend.

The names twisted in my gut, bringing back the crushing weight of their betrayal, the public shame, the cold click of a bathroom door.

I remembered the screaming, the accusations, and Duchess, the champion show dog, lifeless in her kennel.

I remembered Brian' s cold eyes, Molly' s fake concern, and the news of their luxury car business, bought with my life insurance money.

They didn' t just ruin my life; they murdered it.

But they failed. I was back, at the exact moment my universe began to unravel.

This time, I wasn' t the broken woman who ended it all.

My name is Gabrielle Fuller, and this time, things would be different.

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