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
…Nia came out with Micah, still in his pajamas, rubbing his eyes. He climbed into Javier's lap without asking, his small body warm and trusting. "You smell like coffee," Micah said. "That's because I've been drinking it." "Can we have pancakes?" "Ask your mom." Nia smiled. "Pancakes it is." They went inside. The morning moved forward. Normal. Fragile. Worth it. But Javier's phone stayed in his pocket, and every time a car passed on the road, he looked up. They were out there. He could feel it. And he knew, deep down, that it wasn't over. Not yet. Maybe not ever. But he was still here. Still standing. Still trying. For now, that was enough.