In Prison For Five Years Only Get His Betrayal

ks in my cell ceiling. Each one re

five years, and we' ll hav

ar, a guy who ended up in the hospital, and a choice

asted different. It was the taste of freed

. His crew, my old crew, stood behind

me, boss!"

e. David pulled me into a hug, his familiar scent filling my lungs.

sleek penthouse overlooking the city. It was a wor

raised his glass,

king every bit the king I had always known he could b

y lights twinkled below, a sea of diamonds at our feet. The silen

round his waist. I rested my head against

you," I

but I felt it. It was a disson

nto a real kiss, the kind I had dreamed a

he said, his voice soft. "It' s been

on in my chest. "A long time? Davi

d through his hair, a gesture I knew meant he was uneasy. "I just... I feel so guilty. You

ern that should have reassured me. He was thinki

out," I said, forcing a smile. "Th

, it had been a long time. Maybe he just n

ot quite reaching his eyes. "I just ne

was beautiful, with a view that rivaled the living room' s

g. It felt like

oft, the silence too loud. I got up for a glass of wat

of his phone. He was on a video call, his voice

his face that was real and unguarded. It was

s complicated, Ashley. Just give

hl

a physical blow, knockin

floor seeping into my bare feet. It all clicked i

ilt. It wasn' t abo

bout her

me. The triumphant welcome, the fancy apartment, the toast in my

or the boss, who was b

sound, I turned and poured it down the sink in the ha

or me, all right. A brand-ne