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Chapter 9: RUELLE HAS QUESTIONS

Author: Brainwaves
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-08-21 19:16:30

By the time I called Ruelle, I had already decided that I was going to complain for at least forty-five uninterrupted minutes.

I had earned it.

I had been kidnapped.

Almost.

There had been guns.

There had been masked men.

There had been a knife disguised as a pen.

There had been a perfume bottle involved in combat.

There had been Ethan Bramhall appearing out of nowhere like some deeply irritating billionaire superhero.

And now I was living in a mansion where apparently breathing was still legal
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