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12: QUESTIONS

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SIERRA

The car slowed without warning.

“Wait—” I started, but the words died in my throat.

Gravel crunched beneath the tires as we veered off the road, the sound brutal in the quiet night. When the engine cut, the sudden silence felt wrong—too heavy, too complete. No city noise followed us here. No lights. No witnesses.

We were far away now.

The headlights stayed on, slicing through the darkness and revealing nothing but trees and an empty stretch of road that disappeared into shadow. I stayed
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  • BILLIONAIRE'S RUNAWAY BRIDE    12: QUESTIONS

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