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Chapter 101

Author: Diti Koshy
last update publish date: 2026-01-31 22:58:40

The drive to the station is a blur of flashing lights and blaring sirens, a chaotic symphony of my own making.

Jordan drives, his knuckles white on the steering wheel, his jaw set in a grim line. I sit in the back, my head leaning against the cool leather of the seat, my eyes fixed on the passing city lights.

I try to prepare myself. I try to steel myself for the possibility that the woman in that morgue is, in fact, my wife. But I can't. My mind refuses to go there. It keeps replaying memories
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