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Chapter 6

Author: Pwemi
last update publish date: 2026-06-03 18:07:36

Chapter 6

Noah Adler stepped into the room, and for a moment neither of them spoke. He looked the same as he always did—broad-shouldered, jaw set, eyes that held too much thought behind them. But there were shadows under those eyes that hadn't been there the last time she saw him. He had not slept either.

He pulled out the chair across from her and sat down. Set his hands flat on the table.

"Off the record," he said quietly.

Karma said nothing.

"Did you do it?"

The question sat between them lik
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