Chapter 545

Suens wailed as piston criments and ambulances converged in front of the aging apartment complex police

The residents, having heard whispers of a vicious break in, humbled together, anxiety etched on their faces me they watched the

Aaron unable to all back the had his team take the perpetrator back to the station while he followed the ambulance to the hospital to ensure Goston and beverly were sate. It also made a point to call Evadne and Thaddeus, letting them know what had happened

On the ambulance, Beverly, who had been on the brink of suffocating, was now pale, the alarming purple hus fading from her cheeks as she lay wearing an oxygen mask

“Ms Higgins, you gotta pull through” Gorden implored, his face a patchwork of bruises, paying no mind to his own injuries as he clutched her limp hand in his

“She’s stable for now, her vitals are holding steady. Don’t worry” Aaron said soothingly, trying to offer some comfort

It was clear that Gordon’s concern for the girl ran deep, and it wasn’t just because she was a key witness against Byron.

“Aaron, what are you doing here?” Gordon asked, his thoughts settling after the initial shock

“Evadne thought it was a pretty big deal having Beverly testify, especially since she’s a minor. She figured her guardians should be notified. She sent me to check on Beverly and her mom while also convincing Beverly’s mother to cooperate with us. After all, the police carry more weight than just a neighbor” Aaron explained, his handsome features shadowed by concern as he thought about the close call. “Who would have thought we’d run into this mess tonight? Seems like someone’s getting impatient”

Gordon was stunned.

He had been sent by Thaddeus, and Aaron was dispatched by Evadne.

Their thoughts and actions were eerily aligned!

“By the way this is for you.”

hand trembling from pain, and handed Aaron a butterfly knife, “You forgot this,” Touched by Gordon’s concern despite his own pain, Aaron accepted the

has one just like

lighting up his eyes. “I le’s like a knife wizard to us. He’s better with blades than Elvis is with his guitar. When we were kids, while other brothers played games with their siblings, ours played with knives. He loved crafting and collecting them, had over a thousand in his collection alone.”

down his spine, sweat beading at

vowed to remind Thaddeus, once he was firmly part of the family, that arguments were to be avoided at all costs; words, chosen

better with it than I am. I usually don’t show it off, and I’d hate to use it. But tonight was an emergency, and firing a gun in a residential area would

jaw hung open,

as Evadne with the

Ashbourne Hospital.

and Thaddeus rushed over as soon as they got the

Aside from a few bruises on his face and a broken arm, Gordon was

on the girl, his concern palpable. Back

Larry came especially to check

a gentle whisper, “Evadne, don’t worry.

at the unconscious girl, the bitter guilt in her chest making her heart ache, “Thank goodness you thought to send Gordon today. I figured Aaron could talk to Beverly’s mom. But what if we’d been careless? What if Gordon and Aaron had

hypothetical if still sent shivers down

differently, they would either have been responsible for the death of an

ready to spill over, Thaddeus felt the pain in his throat as he pulled her

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