That night, the Callahan household was anything but quiet. Sirens tore through the darkness.
Beau was taken away on the spot for intentional injury.
Natalie was sent to the hospital, her life hanging in the balance.
Everything was settled.
Lying in bed, I felt a rare sense of ease.
I turned my head and looked into the darkness, feeling a faint sense of anticipation.
I only wished time would pass a little faster,
Best if, when I opened my eyes, it would already be tomorrow, and I could see Aria again.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.
And in those two weeks, everything unfolded even more smoothly than I had expected.
Beau was sentenced to five years for intentional assault. The evidence was airtight—he didn’t even have room to argue.
When I heard the verdict, I felt no
