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The Shot That Bled Trust
Words: 2347 · Source Novel:: The Gavel's Edge
A federal jury awards millions to the family of Malik Wallace, an unarmed man killed by Newhaven police officer James Reddick, but systemic reform stalls. During a candlelit vigil, a distorted broadcast hijacks the city screens—a masked collective called "The Scale" declares that true justice requires erasing crime before it breeds. As the city erupts in debate, Maya Wallace, Malik’s sister, feels a creeping dread that the nightmare has only just begun.

