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Chapter 16 - The New Life Six months after the shooting, the family moved to Camden, Maine.
The farmhouse sat above the bay.
White siding.
Red barn.
Wraparound porch.
No armed guards.
No surveillance towers.
No black SUVs.
Just ocean wind.
Lily loved it immediately.
She chased birds.
Collected shells.
Ran barefoot through the grass.
Adrian learned to fish.
He was terrible at it.
Sarah laughed every time he came home empty-handed.
“You used to control half of New York.”
“I've never controlled a fish.”
“You could've threatened it.”
“I considered it.”
She laughed.
The sound made Adrian stop.
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He realized he had spent years surrounded by people who feared him.
Now the sound he valued most was his wife's laughter.
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Chapter 17 - The Drawing Changes Every Sunday, Lily drew.
Chapter 18 - The Birthday Lily's fourth birthday arrived.
Chapter 19 - The Man in the Woods One October evening, Adrian noticed tire tracks near the property.
Chapter 20 - The Truth About the Past That night, Adrian finally told Sarah everything.
Chapter 21 - Lily’s Question One rainy afternoon, Lily sat beside Adrian on the porch.
Chapter 22 - Vincent’s Goodbye Vincent visited one last time before winter.
