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Chapter 10 - Mark Confronts Sarah In The Cold Police Interrogation Room

Three hours later, under the harsh fluorescent lights of the downtown precinct, Mark sat across from Sarah in an interrogation room. Sarah stared down at her hands, the handcuffs clinking softly against the metal table with every slight movement.

"How could you do this to your own flesh and blood, Sarah? How could you look me in the eye every day?" Mark asked quietly. Sarah finally lifted her head, her eyes hardened with a bitter, defensive resentment.

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"You were always working, Mark! You never saw how violent she became when the sun went down!" Sarah snapped back. "I protected our family from being torn apart by something we couldn't fix or cure."

"You didn't protect anything; you created a monster out of yourself," Mark whispered, standing up from the metal chair. He walked out of the room without looking back, leaving his wife to the judgment of the law.

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