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CHAPTER 042 The Document 

Author: Royal Jay
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-20 23:09:38

—Ethan’s POV

She was gone.

I stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring down at the street below, watching for any glimpse of her.

My hands were clenched so tight they left half-moon scars in my palms. I hated this. This feeling. Like I was waiting to lose her all over again.

Russ stood by the security console, silent but alert, eyes flicking between live feeds.

“Do you see her?” I asked, trying to keep my voice from cracking.

“She turned left at the pharmacy. Out of frame now. Lucas is already rerouting the external cameras. We’ll get her.”

But it wasn’t just about getting her on a screen. It was about keeping her breathing.

I swore under my breath and paced back. Ivory’s presence had been bad enough. But that text… that meeting she insisted on taking alone… it reeked of a setup. And now this? Someone from her past calling her Aria?

No one should’ve known that name.

Not unless they’d come from where we came from.

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Sophia’s POV

The air felt colder the moment I stepped around t
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