Chapter 8 - Mark Is Arrested As An Accomplice To Extortion

As morning light filtered through the blinds of the hospital, Detective Miller returned to the room with an arrest warrant for Mark Vance. Digital messages retrieved from Evelyn's phone proved Mark had helped purchase the illegal drops on the dark web under his business account.
"Mark Vance, you are under arrest for child endangerment, conspiracy to commit murder, and felony domestic abuse," Detective Miller announced sternly.
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Mark didn't resist as the officers pulled him out of his chair, placing his hands in cuffs while his family watched in silence. "Claire, I’m sorry! My mother controlled me! She told me you were going to leave me!" Mark cried out as he was led down the hall.
Claire turned her back on him, closing her heart to the man who had betrayed his own children to satisfy his mother's cruelty.
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