Chapter 14 - THE FINAL HUNTThe federal government moved Helen and Sarah into protective custody.
This time, Helen didn't feel powerless.
She felt prepared.
The investigation led to the final surviving leaders of Richard's network.
They were planning to flee.
The authorities intercepted them at a private airfield.
The arrest was swift.
No gunfight.
No dramatic escape.
Just handcuffs.
Years of corruption collapsing in minutes.
Helen watched from a secure vehicle.
She expected to feel victorious.
Instead, she felt tired.
So tired.
Because justice did not erase what had happened.
It could not return the nights she had spent terrified.
It could not erase the photographs.
It could not erase Sarah's fear.
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But it could give them something else.
A future.
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Chapter 15 - SIX MONTHS LATERSix months after Marcus's arrest, the final indictments were announced.
Chapter 16 - THE HOUSE BY THE OCEANThey left Chicago.
Chapter 17 - WHAT SURVIVAL BECAMESarah changed.
Chapter 18 - THE PIECE OF PAPERThree years after the night they fled Chicago, Helen and Sarah stood on the deck overlooking the Pacific.
Chapter 19 - THE CALLLater that night, after Sarah went upstairs, Helen remained alone on the deck.
Chapter 20 - THE NEXT SUNRISEThe next morning, Helen woke before dawn.
