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Captured

Author: Abby_Oj
last update publish date: 2026-04-23 23:43:51

Chapter 2

"Nora? Answer me."

Deluca gripped the phone so tightly that the screen began to spiderweb under the pressure of his thumb. The silence on the other end was echoing, save for that one sharp, metallic slide of a bolt. It was a sound he knew well. It was the sound of a cell door.

"Nora!" he barked, his voice causing the Beta standing near the door to jump. "If this is a joke, it is not funny. Talk to me."

"Deluca..." Her voice was a fragile thread, barely audible. "They're here. They sai
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