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Chapter 7 - The Question He Was Afraid to Ask

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Ethan Blackwood did not sleep that night. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw the boy’s face, the way Leo frowned in concentration, the quiet confidence in his posture, the unmistakable familiarity that clawed at Ethan’s chest.

Five years old. Five years since Serena had vanished. The timing was too perfect to ignore. And yet… he was afraid. Afraid of the answer to the question forming relentlessly in his mind.

The following morning, Ethan canceled three meetings.

“Clear my afternoon,” he tol
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