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Episode 124 The Choice That Cannot Be Undone

Author: Danny Walker
last update publish date: 2026-04-19 18:38:09

The gunshot didn’t echo.

It cut.

Sharp and immediate, tearing through the narrow hallway and slamming into the wall inches from Isabella. Plaster burst outward, fragments grazing her arm as the sound seemed to press into her chest.

For a fraction of a second, everything froze.

Then instinct took over.

Alexander moved first.

Not toward the threat.

Toward her.

His hand closed around her arm, pulling her back just as another shot rang out. The second bullet struck where she had been standing a hea
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