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CHAPTER TWELVE: THE MAN SHE TRUSTED

Ruby Andrews
last update Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02.07.2026 20:16:00

Marcus had gone completely pale. My stomach dropped. No! No!! No!!! The thought hit before logic could. I stared at him. Marcus had been there my whole life, he was family, the closest thing I had left to family. He couldn't be involved, he just couldn't.

"Marcus?"

My voice barely worked. He looked at me then looked away. Fear exploded inside my chest.

"Look at me."

Silence. My pulse hammered painfully.

"Marcus."

This time I almost shouted it. His jaw tightened still no answer. Something insi
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    Claire Blackwood.The name echoed inside my head. For twenty years she had been missing, for twenty years people had been dying and now she was standing right in front of me. I stared at her. My patience was gone. Completely gone. "Enough."My voice cut through the silence. Claire looked at me, Arthur looked at me, everybody looked at me. Good. Because I was done being ignored. "I don't want riddles."I pointed at Claire."You say you have my mother's message."Then Arthur."You say everyone died protecting evidence."Then Adrian."And you still refuse to tell me everything."His jaw tightened. I looked away immediately. I didn't care. Not anymore. "One of you better start talking."Nobody answered. The anger exploded instantly. I laughed. A cold and dangerous sound. "Of course."Marcus stepped forward."Elena.""No."I backed away."Not one more lie."Claire finally spoke."Your mother knew she was going to die."The harbor became silent. My pulse accelerated. "What?"Claire swa

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