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The Underground Safehouse
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2026-06-15 09:05:00The convoy raced through the back streets of New York at three in the morning, and I knew the city had become a hunting ground where every shadow could mean death.
I sat in the back of the armored SUV, my hands pressed tightly to my belly as the baby kicked restlessly inside me. Seven months pregnant now, I felt every jolt of the vehicle like a reminder of how fragile our safety had become. Damien drove with one hand on the wheel and the other reaching back to hold mine. His face was s
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