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ALEXTwelve people. That turned out to be the final number of deaths. Twelve people died during the catastrophe on our construction site. With all the news about the previous attacks leaking to the press, our unbuilt hotel in Brooklyn Heights had already been declared a cursed place. Just fucking perfect. We might as well use it in our marketing campaign. Perhaps we should also modify our advertising and start including all the paranormal sites. “Stay for the night and see if you live ‘til dawn!” That could have been the headline for our campaign.Yes, sarcasm and dark humor were now taking the place of anger and determination. I was fucking tired of waiting. I waited for the investigation to end. I waited for the moment we could finally take action because we could only do so once we knew who to blame. I waited for the moment the press stopped calling my office and asking questions I couldn't answer. I waited for this fucking storm to calm down…I finished my fourth espresso and step
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