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Carli removed the bandage from her ankle before she stepped into the shower. That had been after a simple dinner of sandwiches and whatever was left over in the fridge to top off a day she could never have predicted or anticipated. With Ray and Darla in custody, quiet serenity, what she realized she loved about the Preserve, returned.
Once Shaun continued his duty as sheriff and secured the two people responsible for recent events, including the shooting of their father, she had directed J.J. and Zach to do whatever needed to be done to return the Preserve to a state acceptable for clients. They were both amenable to following her directives, for which she was grateful. With Ray gone, she would need their help. She had given Zach files and requested that he bring her up to date on the
