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Chapter 27

Author: Solomon Emmanuel
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-23 06:38:04

Alex

I check my watch again. It’s been over an hour since Sophia was supposed to show up.

At first, I tell myself she’s just running late. Maybe something came up—traffic, an extra class, a last-minute errand. But when my calls go unanswered and my messages stay unread, my patience wears thin.

Something doesn’t feel right.

I grab my car keys and head out, tracking her phone’s location to her new apartment. The logical part of my brain tells me I’m overreacting, but the other part—the one that’s seen how reckless my half-brother, Nathan can be—refuses to take chances.

By the time I reach her building, it’s dark. I park haphazardly, slam the door shut, and make my way up. A neighbor, an older woman carrying a bag of groceries, gives me a suspicious look when I stop near her apartment door.

“Looking for someone?” she asks.

“Sophia Mitchell,” I reply, keeping my voice even. “She moved in recently.”

The woman’s expression softens a little. “Ah, the young lady in 3B. I haven’t seen her much
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