Her Fake Grave My True Freedom

"Her Fake Grave My True Freedom" is a serial novel published on SkyStory. 1 chapters in total. When the syndicate’s traitor pulled the trigger five years a…

SkyStory 1 chapters English 05 Sep 2026

When the syndicate’s traitor pulled the trigger five years ago, Corinne threw herself in front of the bullet for me. She wrapped her arms around the gunman and dragged him off the edge of the pier, plunging them both into the churning, icy black water below. The day her battered body was dragged from the harbor, I dropped to my knees so hard the crushed gravel dug deep into my flesh. Right there, choking on bile and seawater, I swore a blood debt against every single person responsible. It took me three brutal years to hunt down the remnants of that faction. When it was done, I hung the heads of all ten conspirators above the iron gates of the shipyard as a warning to the city. People feared me. They whispered that I had turned into a soulless monster who ruled the coastal underworld without a shred of mercy. On the fifth anniversary of Corinne’s death, I bought a dark bottle of industrial pesticide. I walked down to the edge of the exact same pier where she had drowned, unscrewing the cap, ready to swallow it whole and follow her into the dark. Just as the rim touched my lips, a chartered luxury yacht drifted into view through the coastal fog. Music and laughter spilled across the water. To my shock, I saw my own men—the very crew who had sworn their lives to me—boarding the vessel with gift boxes in hand. I set the bottle down and slipped quietly onto the lower deck. I never could have prepared myself for what was waiting on the sunlit upper deck. Standing there in a flowing white bridal gown was Corinne. Not dead. Radiantly alive. And standing beside her in a tailored suit was Wesley—the boy I had pulled out of human trafficking years ago, the kid I had treated more like a brother than a subordinate. Surrounded by the rowdy cheers and applause of my most trusted lieutenants, the two of them leaned in and shared a deep, breathless kiss. My blood turned instantly to ice. Mick, who had backed me on the streets for twelve straight years, turned around and caught

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