From Ashes to Empire
used, turning around to glance at the imposing walls and electric f
e to fear; it was mor
a City was deep into autumn
ling as winter, it still carr
oundings, a flicker of disap
t a single
elease, no one had
aces he had hoped to see. This realization was like a splash of ice-cold
don't ever come back here," the guard
imself that only a fool would want
," he said, waving his hand. During his time in
I'll repay that debt. I keep my promises," another familiar voice called from
some prison thugs and was nearly beaten to death. Li
ised to repay Liam's life-saving kindness once he was released. However, Liam never took it t
ted, "Luke, I appreciate it. You stay out of trou
his thin coat tighter around himself as he
s began to flood his mind. Accompanied by the occasional r
o, he was a
nd, coming from an ordinary rural family. Through his hard work, he had managed to build a small restaurant into a renowne
h spot, Liam ended up making a mistake, though he hadn't used any illegal means. He lost
had been taught from a young age to be righteous, believing that character was m
and righteous nature that had helped him build his business from a s
hat everyone made mistakes. When you fall, you ge
iend, Frank Thomas, hadn't come to pick hi
surprise for him. He love
wife, Eve Hawthorne, was also absent. This made him more convin
pregnant again before he went to prison, and he hadn't yet met his new
warmed his heart and
, ho
Liam was startled by t
gray Jetta pull
ut to get here earlier, but the damn GPS led
tall man in his thirties, limpi
oh
ace, followed by a frown as he noticed John
you must be freezing in those clothes," John said
gh they had seen less of each other once Liam's busines
to be the first person t
eally happene
exchanged a few pleasantries before
ith a shrug. "Liam, my wife has prepared some dishes at home
ciate it, John, but I need to head to the office first. Eve should be waiting for me there, along with my
you should go t
ned strange, as if he
's wr
kipped a beat