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CHAPTER 35
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2026-06-14 06:38:00The atmosphere inside Reed Manor had changed.
Nobody said it aloud. Nobody needed to.Fear had a way of settling into places.
Into hallways.Into conversations.Into the spaces between people.The photograph had done that.Even days later, Savannah still couldn't get her mind off the picture and note. That thought followed her everywhere.
Through breakfast.Through town.Through sleepless nights.And judgin
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