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CHAPTER 48

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The darkness inside the basement became suffocating.

Ethan Mercer didn't move.

His flashlight remained off.

His breathing slowed until it was almost silent.

He counted.

One voice at the top of the stairs.

Another somewhere behind the storage shelves.

At least two people.

Possibly more.

The folder labeled Grace rested beneath his gloved hand.

He resisted the urge to open it.

Right now, surviving mattered more than satisfying his curiosity.

The calm voice from the stairwell spoke again.

"You've s
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