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Timing

Author: Amcol
last update publish date: 2026-03-04 01:47:19

The estate was quiet when I returned.

Too quiet.

The kind of quiet that feels deliberate.

I removed my helmet slowly, placing it on the console by the entrance.

The housekeepers pretended not to notice the time.

I walked toward the living room.

He was there.

Jason.

Sitting upright on the couch.

Elbows on his knees.

Hands clasped together.

At first glance, he looked composed.

Still.

Controlled.

The heir.

The strategist.

But the moment he heard my steps—

He looked up.

And little
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