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Who's Amanda? Carlos' older sister maybe?! What a bitch! Really?! Carlos are you moron or what?! What did he think, marry Natalie and have Gael for a dirty little secret?! This wedding planning is really humiliating... What's next, cooling them with a fen during the first wedding night?! 🤪

LOL, Ben has a powerful crew! If we don't count the Almighty himself, you can add Roman and officer Whelan to the list! 🤣😂

But Sam doesn't want his dog tags back, he wants Ben back! Sometimes "I'm sorry" is not enough... Sam has to prove that he'll not run away every time it gets hard. He has to deal with PTSD and show Ben they are together for better or worse. They'll come around... just keep reading! 😉

WOW, so the drama starts!!! So, Carlos is a wuss!!! He was lying both Natalie and Gael! All those excuses, since he has said 'It's complicated'?!?!?! 🤮 Gael has to get out of that house asap! It's toxic and dangerous place!

LOL ... like a kid - moon him and run out! 😂 I've enjoyed this chapter immensely! What a fun, date with Matt and... whatever with Vince!!! 🤣

Adoptions - as wonderful conclusion to a wonderful story! I expect more adoptions to happen in the future - my thought goes to Billy and his wife... Hope that Mario and Juan reconcile. As Ben has said - You are both good man! But... Judge and Prosecutor!!!! That was charming surprise! And then @empath, you say I'm thinking of Hollywood plots!!! 🤣 I'm eagerly waiting epilogue but future stories about our heroes too!

Monday was fun!

In a way, James was Jonah's only connection to the previous life. That makes this breakup even harder, as it is definite goodbye to a childhood that doesn't exist anymore. Nevertheless, James has made a reasonable decision, pointing that they have to make their lives move on. Jonah's new family is here for support, Will is here... but there are many challenges waiting him in A Life Worth Living!

Twist?! Is it? Does it really matter is Caleb Nate's biological son or stepbrother? Since the beginning of the story, it is noticeable absence of any women in Nate's life (except for his mother). So, I already thought that he is a single father for a long time, rescuing Caleb as orphan or Caleb being a one-night stand result. Scene in club - Caleb punching one of the guys and Ryan's reaction - actually recognizing Nate's energy in Caleb's punches... might be prove of shared DNA, but it could also be a misleading, something that @CasualWanderer82 likes to do to his readers! Coming from dysfunctional family, Nate could not establish a functional one. His marriage to Jenna was not union between man and woman in love, it was Nate on mission of Saving Private Ryan! Finding a baby was moment of fate in Nate's life. Hope he feels! The world shifted beneath him completely! I believe we are closer to the answer from the previous chapter - Who is Nathaniel? He's dark and rough Peter Pan whose destiny has become saving the lost boys. He is their protector and father - he is their family. But here we come to the conflict of loyalty. Can one be the loyal soldier of the mafia, and loyal protector of his son at the same time. What happens when he has to choose... happens the Men Up story. Nate has chosen his boy as Enzo has, eventually, chosen his boy too - Nate is Enzo's boy! "This life," Salvatore continued evenly as if nothing had interrupted him, "is about debts, boy…" He let the words hang heavy between them long enough before finishing quietly. "…and the debt always comes due." Will Nate and Enzo have to pay off their debt so Caleb and Ryan could find a peace in Mexico? Actually, writing this final sentence, it came to me that Nate might be already dead and, after giving to the boys their final instructions, with one bullet in the gun, Enzo is waiting to join the Nate on their final journey ...

Maybe I wasn't clear... my English knowledge betrays me occasionally! 😜 I thought, if Neil would be bi, he could be with Sammy (supposing she is straight)!

Sammy is the only reason I would like if Neil would be at least bi! Amazing character!

I'm glad to hear Amad might be back! Lol, forgot how different Gordon and Brian are from your other characters @Robert Hugill - free spirited, open to sexual encounters and experimenting. Their connection with Russ is special and they are functioning great together. Hehe, make me think that those guys might help Ryan spread more his...views!

As I say from the start about Owen and co. - wusses! Not justifying Lucas' behavior but, there is at least explanation for it - he's a victim of rape and molesting (btw, I think he has escaped his uncle and grandmother - hope police will find out about abuse before returning him to hell). These scars on the soul might be treated (successfully or not) but cowardness is inoperable! Neil's new living arrangement with his father and Dwight is as good as therapy! Finally, he is surrounded by people who understand him and are able to help. Btw, we haven't heard from Alex for some time... 🤔

As much as I LOVE @CasualWanderer82's smut writing, this threesome might be a challenge to write as I don't know who would do what! No doubt there is love but, their relationships are so different! It would have to be something completely new in their dynamics! Then again, they are not the same persons they were at the beginning so... Nevertheless, @CasualWanderer82 never ceases to surprise me! 😉

Every decision has its consequences! Michael has paid for his deeds but deciding not to make any contact with him, Sarah and children condemned themself to question that decision over and over again. There is no point visiting the gravesite now. Unfortunately, nobody got the peace they needed!

You want a Vince to have a stroke! 😜

So, Mac Philpott was like emperor from "The Emperor's New Clothes" tale! When Graham in his interview finally said, "the emperor has no clothes", the others started to see that famous local humanitarian and benefactor was not exactly a saint!

Who are you, Nathaniel?! I'm wondering (wondering wonderer ) ... did Nathe kill his father... and then has made killing a business... But not just as 'any' assassin, more like murderer of bullies, molesters... I suppose next chapter will relieve the answers, still, it is interesting to imagine Nate as a knight! The bottle of whiskey might help to swallow the news, but I don't think there is anything that can break the boys anymore. There's still to see is Uncle Enzo's role only as a messenger or there is something more. Ah, and then... there's the love making! In one moment, I was thinking that Caleb, while taking over the dominant role, is going to be on top. Not that roles are particularly important in their sexual dynamics, I just thought, Ryan needs to surrender more than Caleb! While Nate gave him rough, animalistic painkilling penetration, Caleb should give him tender, emotional, sensual loving penetration! Unlike the boys who are still trying to find a daddy, somewhere along their journey, I, as a reader, started to think more of their future than finding Nate. Therefore, Enzo giving them money and documents is important for the fresh start. Some closure with Nate is important for the boys but, does it mean 'finding' him in person or making peace with what he was to them and who he really is, without actual encounter?

I thought @kbois was secretly @Mrsgnomie...but, then again, who knows?! 🤷‍♂️

AMEN! What a chapter - a combination of lucidity, bitterness, irony, ignorance and some fine tone of sadness! Roman is not a stupid man not to understand what it is all about! Oh man... he's afraid! He's afraid what he felt that night... because he is a 'badass Latino', he doesn't do relationships, he doesn't do romance... There is one fear I understand - Roman doesn't want to be Consolation Price for Sam either! On the other hand, Roman really has a problem to express himself. 'You could call me in Club'?!?!!?!?!?!? I mean - Really?!?!? Do you want to humiliate me some more?!?!?! Lucky that Max was professional enough not to kick him between legs in that moment! Roman should really take a few lessons from Ben! Ha, funny thing, at one moment, even I forgot Adam was present in the ambulance! I've been thinking - where did he go?!

You should be proud of the job you've done so far! For a newcomer at GA, you are a superstar! I'm sending you my profound admiration!

Yes, it came out underlined, but I didn't want to mess with your own words in quotation!

Bravo Jonah! Honesty is best policy! He hasn't handled the best embarrassment about vomiting over Will, but telling the truth about James is very mature for one teenager. His life is already complicated, avoiding lies and love triangle drama is best he can do!

What started as a local case, developed into state and federal case...and evolved, eventually, into the international case! Global evil that united the forces of police, justice system, FBA, military forces, Italian mafia, local civil militia, many good people...up to the Defense Secretary himself. And all started with one phone call... I think story is coming to its culmination leaving so many interesting characters and their stories to be told in other Lincoln universe stories! Now, I'm only speculating here but... could Mario Espinoza be Juan Ramos' father? 🤔 One suggestion... @empath you've mentioned possibility to publish List of Characters. You might do it in Prologue or as @lilansui in Blog and then put a link to it at the bottom of every chapter (I've recently reread her story 'The Reluctant Consort' and saw this solution for the list of characters).

My second read and I'm delighted as first time! Amazing, wonderful, beautiful... complex story of war, politic intrigues and love. I really hope you continue soon with Blades of Ashes @lilansui because you are master of epis fantasy genre!