Chapter 13 - The Formal Arrest By Boston Police Department
Detective Miller stepped onto the pier with four armed officers, their weapons drawn as they secured the area and handcuffed Vanessa.
Two officers lowered a rescue ladder into the water, pulling a battered and dripping Julian out of the harbor to place him in iron restraints.
"We recovered the rest of the stolen wire transfer documents from the duffel bags, Mark," Miller reported, placing a hand on Mark's shoulder.
"Is Lily safe back at the hospital?" Mark asked immediately, ignoring his own bruises and ruined leather jacket in the cold rain.
"My best officers are standing guard outside her room, Mark. She's awake, her fever broke, and she's asking for her dad," Miller smiled.
Vanessa was led up the dock in heavy handcuffs, her designer blouse soaked in seawater and her pristine makeup completely ruined.
She looked back at Mark one last time, her eyes filled with bitter hatred, but Mark didn't give her a second thought as he turned away.
He climbed back into his Ford F-150, leaving the smoking marina behind as he sped back toward Boston Children's Hospital.
An hour later, Mark walked into Lily's warm hospital room, catching his daughter in a tight embrace as she held her plush blanket.
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"I told you I'd protect you, sweetheart," Mark whispered gently, kissing her forehead as she fell asleep peacefully in his arms.
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