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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
…She stepped closer, her eyes searching his. "You sure?" "I've never been more sure of anything." She reached out and took his hand, her fingers threading through his. "Then we face it together. Whatever comes." He pulled her into his arms, holding her tight. The fear was still there, cold and sharp. But so was this—her warmth, her trust, her stubborn belief that they could make it through. Outside, Micah's laughter rang out, bright and unburdened. Isaiah's voice followed, calm and steady. The chickens clucked. The wind moved through the trees. And Javier held on, knowing that the next two weeks would change everything. But he wasn't alone anymore. Not ever again.