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Chapter 10 - The Unbreakable Family

The warm, bright colored lights blinked cheerfully around the frosty windows.

The diner was officially closed to the public, but it wasn't empty.

Voss sat comfortably in the absolute best booth in the house. He wasn't wearing a dark, intimidating coat. He wore a soft, comfortable sweater, his face radiating absolute health, power, and undeniable peace.

He wasn't sitting alone.

Mara, wearing a beautiful red dress instead of a waitress uniform, sat right across from him, smiling warmly and holding his hand across the table.

Little Lily was sitting right next to Voss, happily eating a massive slice of cherry pie. She wasn't coloring a picture of a house anymore. She was coloring a picture of a family.

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Voss smiled, looking at the incredible woman and the brave little girl who had completely saved his life. The nightmare was completely over, proving that true wealth isn't found in destroying a city block—it is found in having the courage to open your heart, and finally coming home for Christmas.

Do you think getting fired was enough justice for Eleanor, or did the cruel executive deserve to be thrown out into the freezing storm by the security guards?

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