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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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…"Goodnight, Javier." "Goodnight, Nia." She fell asleep quickly, her breathing evening out into a soft rhythm. He stayed awake a little longer, listening to the night sounds, feeling the steady beat of her heart against his palm. The threat was still out there. The note, the lawsuit, the shadows from California. But here, in this room, with this woman, he had a reason to stay. He pressed a kiss to the back of her head and closed his eyes. Tomorrow, they'd face it together. For now, this was enough.