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“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do”

– Rumi

Prologue

Sadie

Your past always has a way of catching up to your future, that’s how the saying goes Truer words were never spoken I’d like to say ht of stupidity with hi irl was one She’s not Henley issleep like she is tonight I can’t bla after another lately Just last week, ere surrounded by a faer has definitely becoot so deep in with the Cartel that it ended up taking his life, so I know more about than I should

“Shh, baby girl,” I coo softly This is the first night we’ve been back in our aparth to leave the clubhouse I’ve been reluctant to accept help all along, even though I should take it The threadbare carpet beneathoutside our doors, the peeling ceiling from past leaks that were never fixed by the landlord Yeah, I should definitely take Ruger’s help, but I’ve done my time with a bad boy It ended with Henley fatherless and one or sad because, well, now irl doesn’t have him in her life

I continue walking and swaying Henley, not sure what could be causing her to be so fussy She’s eaten, she’s in her nighttime diaper in case of an accident, which is dry, but that doesn’t stop the orks fro Thankfully, it’s not her loud wail that will have the neighbors banging on the walls and yelling at me Did I h

A knock on the door has Henley’s head popping up,who that could be Not that I’ht, plus there’s another factor I have no freaking peephole

“Sadie, open the door, sugar I know you’re in there, and I can hear Henley” Speaking of per on the other side ofI already know but don’t want to admit to myself

“Ru-ru,” Henley babbles out her naer

“Yes, that’s Ruger Should we answer the door?” I ask her, but I’ towards it and the three locks that were installed just a couple of o e came back into tohen the Mack issue came out to play