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Chapter 110

Author: LARRY BENSON
last update publish date: 2026-10-23 10:45:29

POV: Clara

The massive iron security gate opened in complete silence long before our car even reached the edge of the paved driveway, and that was the very first thing about the Graham estate that made my stomach turn over in absolute fear.

It swung open slowly without a single creak, exposing a winding driveway lined with perfectly manicured, dark green cypress trees, leading up to a towering mansion at the top of the hill that sat in the early dusk like a high-end corporate bank that had le
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