Chapter 19 - Healing Wounds That Have Bled For Two Long Decades
The federal marshals arrived ten minutes later, securing the area and placing Arthur Sterling and his associates under formal arrest.
The town square was bathed in the red and blue flashing lights of federal cruisers as justice finally took its course.
Ethan walked back toward the house with his father under the clear, star-filled night sky, the storm clouds completely gone.
“I’m sorry I couldn't save you from the rain that night, son,” Daniel said softly, looking down at the pavement.
Ethan stopped walking, turning to look at his father with a look of profound, unconditional acceptance.
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“You didn't just save me from the rain that night, Dad... you saved my life for the twenty years that followed,” Ethan replied.
Daniel wrapped his arms around his son in a tight, desperate embrace that healed two decades of silent agony.
