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CHAPTER 18: A TARGET

Author: Benie
last update publish date: 2026-05-20 14:00:22

The roar of the Ducati's engine finally died, replaced by the heavy silence of the city. Julian killed the headlights and kicked down the stand, letting the bike lean against the trunk of an old iroko tree.

He was overlooking the old railway tracks. It was a lonely, overgrown place, swallowed by wild elephant grass and shadowed by the ruins of a warehouse. When he was a little boy, this was where he ran whenever he felt lonely. It was a place born of his isolation. And, as his chest tightened
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