Chapter 10
My memories were once again fried by another round of electroshock therapy.
Time became meaningless to me.
me.]
I felt like a wrinkled shirt being ironed over and over until I was perfectly flat, perfectly compliant.[]
Fabian told me Adeline wanted to meet me. 0
He stared me down with that look“You remember what to say,right?“]]
I smiled“Of course, brother.“]
When I heard Adeline whisper“Did you stitch an SOS onto Fabian’s boxers?” my brain short–circuited for a second.
A desperate cry for help I’d sent out three years ago had finally reached someone–this woman named Adeline Montgomery.]
Too late…..
I sighed internally, then shoved her away with everything I had. What I never expected was Adeline’s determination.[]
When she escorted me out of that hospital and wrapped her warm coat around my shoulders, sunshine streamed through the trees above us.
For a split second, I felt like I was dreaming. She said it was over, that things would get better now.
I completely lost it–ugly crying.[]
Turns out you’ve got to survive the darkest fucking night to see those stars.
Fabian’s trial kept getting pushed back–his lawyers filing motion after motion.[]
But the Montgomerys weren’t exactly lightweights in the power game. With strategic pressure on media outlets and key officials, Fabian finally got his sentence.[]
Fifteen years in federal prison.[]
I stood next to Adeline as we faced the courtroom….]
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