"omg For three years, my daughter drew the same faceless father in every picture—until a bullet nearly killed me and forced me to finally tell her who I was.
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Chapter 12 - The Funeral of a Criminal Empire Volkov's organization collapsed within weeks.
Federal investigators seized accounts.
Shipping companies were dismantled.
Secret warehouses were emptied.
Adrian's lawyers transferred legitimate assets into Sarah's trust.
Vincent converted the remaining legal businesses into legitimate operations.
The Moretti name disappeared from the underworld.
Adrian watched it happen from a quiet hospital room.
Sarah sat beside him.
“Does it bother you?”
“What?”
“Losing everything.”
Adrian looked at her.
“I lost everything three years ago.”
She reached for his hand.
“No.”
She squeezed it.
“You lost yourself.”
Adrian looked toward the window.
“And now?”
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Sarah smiled.
“Now you get to find out who you are without a gun.”
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Chapter 13 - Learning to Be a Father Adrian discovered that fatherhood was harder than crime.
Chapter 14 - Sarah’s Fear Despite the quiet mornings, Sarah remained afraid.
Chapter 15 - The Last Ghost Months passed.
Chapter 16 - The New Life Six months after the shooting, the family moved to Camden, Maine.
Chapter 17 - The Drawing Changes Every Sunday, Lily drew.
Chapter 18 - The Birthday Lily's fourth birthday arrived.
