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Chapter 29

Author: Aurora Lakes
last update publish date: 2026-06-06 10:11:15

Lana's POV.

"Murdered."

The word hit the air like a stone splashing into a calm pond. I locked eyes with Asher for a solid three seconds, hoping for some follow-up — a correction, a clarification, anything really. But there was nothing.

"When?"

"Sometime last night." His jaw was clenched tight. "By the time my men got to his location, he was already cold."

I turned away, pressing my fingers against the cool wall of the laboratory corridor. My mind was racing, already piecing together the puzzl
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