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Chapter 54: The Work

Author: Evelyn D
last update publish date: 2026-05-06 08:12:48

Lucas POV

I sent the message at six in the morning.

Four words. Don't go too far. I put my phone face down on the table before I could think about it for longer than I already had and I told myself it was practical. A precaution. The Vanchis situation was unresolved and she was outside my territory and it was a reasonable thing to say to someone in that position.

I knew that wasn't entirely what it was.

She didn't reply.

I didn't expect her to. I picked the phone up twice in the n
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