Setting the scene…
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Where The Streetlights End
Javier Mendoza has spent most of his life surviving. California raised him on loyalty, concrete, and consequences. Gang life gave him brothers, a reputation, and more trouble than he can count. It also put him behind bars more than once.…
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Previously
…Then his phone buzzed. A text from an unknown number. One line. I'm closer than you think. He looked up. Nia was watching him from across the table, her face unreadable. "What is it?" He didn't answer. He walked to the window and looked out at the darkening road. A pair of headlights sat at the end of the driveway, idling. They didn't move. Javier's blood went cold. "Nia," he said, his voice tight. "Get the boys inside." She stood up, her eyes following his gaze. "Who is it?" "I don't know. But I'm about to find out." He stepped toward the door, his heart hammering, his old instincts screaming at him to be ready for anything. The headlights stayed still. Waiting.