Chapter 13 - THE HANDCUFFSAlan struggled.
Ranger Graves forced his arms behind him.
The handcuffs clicked.
The sound was strangely small.
Yet it seemed to echo across the entire parking lot.
Alan turned his head.
"You ruined me!"
Clifford approached slowly.
He removed his hat.
"No."
Alan stared.
"You did."
Clifford leaned closer.
"You had everything."
A wife who loved you.
A future.
A career.
A family willing to welcome you.
"You threw it away because you wanted something that wasn't yours."
Alan's eyes filled with tears.
For the first time, Clifford didn't see a villain.
He saw a man who had destroyed himself.
That didn't make Clifford pity him.
It only made the ending sadder.
"Take him," Clifford said.
Ranger Graves led Alan away.
Avery watched until the cruiser disappeared.
May you like
Then she exhaled.
It was the first full breath she'd taken in weeks.
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