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Chapter 24

Author: Eric Parsley
last update publish date: 2026-04-16 19:42:42

The heavy, metallic thud of Dante’s Kimber 1911 hitting the marble floor echoed through the penthouse like a death knell. The weapon slid a few inches before coming to a complete stop in the crimson emergency lighting. Elara stared at the gun, her brilliant, calculating mind suddenly entirely blank. The air in her lungs turned to ice. She had spent her entire life building walls, engineering contingencies, and trusting no one but herself. In her desperate attempt to ensure she would never be vu
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