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Chapter 129: 24HR

Author: Willow's Ink
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-14 01:01:20

Devon stood in the hall for a moment after hanging up the phone, his breath still uneven. The clock on the wall ticked softly, each second a reminder that the twenty-four-hour fuse had already been lit. He turned sharply, heading down the corridor toward the far end of the mansion, his steps silent on the thick carpet.

At the very end was a door that looked like part of the wall—same paneling, same polished oak grain. Most people who entered the house never even noticed it. The mechanism was hidden in the woodwork, and Devon pressed a specific knot in the panel. There was a faint click, and the disguised door swung inward.

The room beyond was dim, the only light filtering from a small skylight high above. Dust motes drifted in the beam, swirling lazily as though the air itself didn’t know the urgency building inside him. The space smelled faintly of oil and metal—a place sealed away from the rest of the house, untouched for years except in moments like this.

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