Chapter 146

Shantelle’s POV

I stood outside the prison gates, my heart heavy with emotions. I had just visited my father, who was serving a life sentence for his crimes. The memories of that fateful day still haunted me—the police knocking on the door, the sound of my father’s voice as he was taken away, the feeling of abandonment that lingered long after.

As I walked back to my car, I couldn’t help but think about the series of events that had led my family to this point. My father’s mistakes had shattered our lives, leaving scars that would take years to heal.

I thought about my brother, Reggie, who had struggled with addiction and was now in rehab for the third time. My mother, once an on-air personality, had finally found success after everything that had happened, but the stress of our family’s situation had taken a toll on her.

And then there was Seven (Atlas), the boy who had broken my heart in high school. I had thought I loved him, but he had used me for