This is a battlefield.
This is war.
The truck turns onto the long access road, gravel crunching beneath the tires as we pass through a wide metal gate.
And just like that—there’s no turning back.
My heart starts to pound.
Not just from nerves.
Not just from fear.
But from something else.
Something bigger.
Because whatever happens here?
Whatever Benji is about to do—it’s going to change everything.
And I have a feeling there’s no walking away from it this time.
Chapter 14-Benji
Pulling onto my father’s land always feels like stepping into something rotten.
Doesn’t matter how many years pass.
Doesn’t matter how far I get from this place, how much I build on my own.
The second those gates swing open?
It’s like the air changes.
Heavier.
Meaner.
Like the land itself remembers what kind of man owns it.
I hate it.
Always have.
But this time?
I’m not the same man who left here with nothing but anger and a chip on his shoulder.
This time, I’m walking in with purpose.
With something to prove.
Not to him.
To myself.
Because I’m done running.
