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Chapter 133

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When she opened her eyes, she was steel again.

Back at the estate, Lenny met her on the steps the way old generals meet weather: looking for direction, not excuse. He touched her arm, brief. “Proud,” he said. The word was a medal and a warning.

“Hold the house,” she said. “If anything moves wrong, y
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