Chapter 229

Marcus's POV Time moves differently when you're locked in the Alpha Council's dungeons. Months feel like years when you're confined to a cell all day, with just one pathetic hour of yard time every other day. The only thing keeping me sane are the monthly visits from my wife Selina. As annoying as she is, doing time without visitors is unbearable. Her first visit was a nightmare. She came in raging about finding out I'd been sleeping with Linda. I had to work my charm overtime, feeding her the usual story about being weak and seduced. Eventually she bought it, like she always does. Our entire marriage has followed this pattern - she discovers my affairs, throws a fit, then forgives me after I promise it was meaningless. "Your son misses you," she told me last time, her eyes watery and accusing. "Don't bring him here again," I snapped. "This place isn't for kids. Come for conjugal visits instead." A man has his needs. The public defender assigned to my case showed up once and never retu